This edition of the AKA’s annual Celebration Book provides an opportunity for us to look both backward and forward. Backward to
our beginnings 108 years ago as a community minded and funded organisation, focused on providing a better start for the children of the most vulnerable families. Forward, as we celebrate the many and innovative ways that our services continue to embrace their place in the community and strengthen their role in supporting and engaging with children and their families.
Kindergartens, KiNZ centres and Playgroups each provide a welcoming place for families and communities to come together, with the shared purpose of enhancing children’s learning. Research tells us that family and community support, and in particular parental engagement, is a key factor in children’s achievement.
For many families, this is their first entry point into the education system and what we do sets the tone for their ongoing engagement with their child’s learning.
