Meet Snjezana
Kia ora,
I’m Snjezana, I am an experienced and passionate Early Childhood Teacher with over 12 years of experience caring for children in Auckland. Before coming to New Zealand I worked for over 10 years with children in an orphanage back in the beautiful Croatia where I come from.
My goal is to create a nurturing environment where children feel they belong and can enjoy free play as they positively learn how to interact with their friends. I look forward to connecting with like-minded families and to have the opportunity to work with your family and support your child’s growth and development.
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Opening hours
Flexible hours to suit your families needs
My Location
Central Auckland – Point England
My Activities
My Background and experience
Before arriving in New Zealand I worked with children in an Orphanage for over 10 years. I then finished London College of Homeopathy, before studying towards my Level 4 (ECE) qualification, I also have a current first aid certificate and I have been an ECE educator for over 12 years. I started my ECE journey in a playcentre and then Steiner school, where I was introduced to home -based education and have never looked back.
My Home-Based Childcare Philosophy
With my children I was drawn to Rudolf Steiner education. And I love to use the same philosophy with the children I care for. I believe children learn by copying adults, and their favourite game is helping us! I’m committed to creating a environment where children feel like they are in their own home. I believe that feeling relaxed and safe is where children grow in confidence. So many times, I hear from my visiting teacher ” your children are so calm” We stay at home and because of that we don’t rush to be somewhere, which means I can peacefully meet every child’s need. Due to small numbers of children, I believe home-based childcare is the best education a child can have when parents need to work. I believe that all children are unique, and it is important for them especially in the early years off their life to be seen individually and encouraged individually which only small settings can easily offer. I believe it is important to build strong relationships with the children and their families, if parents feel safe children will feeI that too.
My learning Environment
My home is a new build, so it is very warm! In winter my doors to my cute deck are always open with the sandpit ready to explore.
The children and I enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. I have plenty of resources including, a sandpit, water play, arts, crafts, and lots of books. As well as plenty of toys for children to explore and build their imagination. It is like small a Kindy but with individual care in mind. In our home we always cook and we eat homemade vegetarian lunches. We put on washing together and slowly learn to tidy up our toys. For each child I also make a WhatsApp group where at the start I send lots of videos of our day, so parent know what is happening with their child.
Family Testimonial
“We’ve started at Snjezana’s when my son was 2.5 year old and everything went pretty well. Albert loves the place from the beginning, his favourite thing is the big sandpit. Snjezana helped a lot with the napping process and gave me recommendations and ideas in hard times. She is really supportive. I highly recommend her lovely homebased daycare.”
For 5 years we have been going to Snjezana’s every day, starting with our son Leonardo and finishing today with our daugther Ariana moving to pre-school. The word ‘thank you’ is too little to describe how grateful we are to Snjezana for looking after our little ones. Since the moment we met her we knew it she was the perfect fit for our family. Snjezana creates at her home a loving, caring, supporting environment for the kids to explore life. Hours of playing with water, sand, pots, spoons, colour, etc. have been provided to our kids. Leaving our kids with her always had the feeling that an aunty was looking after them. We will miss seeing you every day, but of course we will see you around. Much love from Ariana, Leonardo, Ryan and Gisela
‘Snjezana has been an incredible person to look after both of my children. She has looked after my son from 6 months and my daughter from 3 months old. She is caring, kind and loves nature play. I would recommend her to anyone – she’s amazing.”