Hello, I am Maria, I have over 10 years’ experience in the Early Childhood profession.
I became an Early Childhood Educator because I love educating and caring for children and how their individual personalities make every day unique and special.
I value strong partnerships with families to support their child as they develop skills that will help them thrive and create strong foundations for their life ahead.
I look forward to meeting you and showing you and your children our Centre and introducing you to our fantastic team of educators!
Our 2 year old and 4 year old have been going to the Hive Ashburton for over 2 months now and we couldn`t be happier seeing them so happy! All the staff and educators are fantastic! They are so friendly, knowledgable and sincerely caring. Our eldest had a negative experience in his previous daycare and he immediately felt home at The Hive, being warmly welcomed by his educators and his new friends... which was such a relief for us. Our youngest has been thriving too and loves all the fun activities! Thank you so much The Hive Ashburton, definitely 5 stars from us!
SteffiParent
About 10-weeks ago we moved our almost 3 year old from another center in the area to the Hive Ashburton. He has gone from not wanting to go to care, to not wanting to come home. His counting skills have also improved out of sight.
The team are lovely, engaged, they communicate very well what is happening and always have something different for the kids to do.
Very glad we made the change.
MackenzieParent
Our son has been going to The Hive Ashburton for a month now and we have had the best experience. Even though he struggled to settle in, the educators have been so kind, patient and caring to him. It only took him 3 weeks to get settled. The staff are so friendly, the facilities are clean and the whole system is organised and thorough.
RyanParent
We love The Hive ELC. Our son was one of the first children to start at the centre and we couldn't be happier. The team is amazing and he absolutely loves his educators. The centre offers great activities for all ages and provides parents with updates throughout the day with photos/videos/progress report. We also started toilet training a few months back and the team was so supportive of our approach. He has done so well and is so confident now that he doesn't even tell us, he's almost 3. We are so happy with our decision to enrol here. Definitely worth the look!!