June 2016 Recipients
Edgecumbe Playcentre received $1,188 to update their imaginative play and dress up area with costumes, face paint and brushes.
The parent-led early childcare centre encourages children and whanau to learn and grow together in child led learning through play.
The new costumes will be used in role play, a key area of learning to help the children develop language, communication and social skills, whilst encouraging them to be more confident and develop a stronger sense of identity.