Early Learning Education Centres for Kids

Lil champs a family-owned and operated group of licensed early childhood centres, committed to giving your child a fantastic start in life. The early learning programme across all our centres is based on the Government-approved National Early Childhood Education Framework – Te Whariki. We aim to provide the best early childhood care, day care child development, infant and toddler care services. Children are at the heart of everything we do. Our three centres (Blockhouse Bay, Papatoetoe and Mission ... Read more Heights) are lovingly built, and come alive with beautiful children who make wonderful memories that last a lifetime. The Li'l Champs Infant Program is designed to meet the physical and emotional needs of children up to eighteen months. Care routines are paramount for this age group and our staff will work closely with parents to ensure home routines continue in the centre. The learning activities for this age group are geared to stimulate your child's developing physical and social ...

We love to celebrate the natural inquisitiveness, curiosity and imagination of children. By working alongside children, encouraging independent learning through the following of their own curiosity, helping them to gather knowledge and information along the way, we empower them to become independent lifelong learners, full of potential and unlimited possibilities. We continuously strive to celebrate and be the best childcare centre in Wellington by providing: -Superb child to teacher ratio for ... Read more all age groups -One on One settling process so that children feel comfortable with new faces and the new environment -Culturally diverse Staff that have stayed on for more then 10 years and are fully ingrained with our child-focused philosophies and values -Daily and Monthly informative updates for parents through teacher updates and a personalised profile book -Better preparation for preschool through curriculum headstarts All in all, less time to worry, more time to live, learn and love. ...

DayBreak Preschool provides Montessori inspired preschool education. It is a unique preschool where your child’s potential is developed and nurtured with loving guidance. What makes DayBreak Preschool unique is our Montessori inspired programme and our teaching team’s experience and enthusiasm. Their gifted insight into early childhood education along with their personal and professional accomplishments ensures DayBreak Preschool develops a progressive philosophy and culture of continuous improvement. ... Read more Our generous staff-child ratio encourages regular interaction with children and a strong sense of belonging for our families. We are dedicated to nurturing independence by helping children to help themselves. We strive to create an environment that will foster curiosity to optimise learning. Our combined pursuit of professional development enables us to select and use proven educational techniques. Our qualified and experienced team hold degrees or diplomas in early childhood and/or ...

Provision of free, quality Early Childhood Education for three - five year olds with fully registered teacher.s Kidsfirst Kindergartens Linwood Vision Statement Whanaungatanga is a cornerstone of Kidsfirst Kindergartens Linwood. An atmosphere of open communication and respect between kaiako, children, parents/whanau and visitors promotes this. We foster Ukaipotanga through a warm, welcoming, friendly accepting and supportive environment where children and parents/whanau know they have a place. There ... Read more is an emphasis on social competence with language being a key strategy. We place great importance on physically active play as a foundation for learning. Tamariki and kaiako are actively involved in rich learning experiences both in the kindergarten environment and wider community. Te Ao Maori inspires Kaiako and tamariki to weave Te Reo me Tikanga throughout the curriculum. The strong Tangata Whenua programme proudly appreciates and celebrates the diverse nature of the Linwood community ...

Papatoetoe North Kindergarten (previously known as Kotiri Kindergarten) is a part of the Auckland Kindergarten Association. Our kindergartens provide a safe, nurturing and enriching learning environment for children, our future leaders. The education we provide supports and encourages children to become competent and confident learners. All teaching staff are qualified in early childhood education. They hold a current teacher registration and first aid certificates. We believe a partnership between ... Read more children, teachers, family/whanau and the community is fundamental to a positive quality learning environment. Established in 1908, the Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) is a charitable trust made up of 107 kindergartens, five Playgroups, and five early learning centres across the greater Auckland region. We encourage children to participate in a wide range of learning activities to extend and develop their skills and knowledge. Papatoetoe North Kindergarten is open from 8:30am ...

At Home Grown Kids, we have been providing home based childcare to New Zealand families since 1997. We love that we have had thousands of NZ families become a part of our family, and vice versa, over the years. Home Grown Kids gives your precious little one warm, caring home-based care and you some much needed peace of mind – with a loving Educator and support from Visiting Teachers. Home Grown Kids get to do everything that tamariki should do: climbing, baking, painting and building; laughing, ... Read more dancing, singing and playing. Your child will get to form a special bond with just one caregiver who really gets to know your child’s needs. It really is the next best thing to your kids being at home with you! What do parents say? " I just want to say I recently joined my kids into homebased childcare with Home Grown Kids - great company, my children's educator is great, taking them out on trips etc. I prefer this to sending my children to big child care centres." Our mission ...

We are a parent-led early childhood service from birth to school age, where parents stay and play alongside their child. Playcentre offers: A unique early childhood experience, from birth to school age Parents as educators; family involvement Child-initiated play, learning through play Developing relationships between children and adults Making lasting friendships; supportive environment High adult to child ratio 1:3 Close connection with our local community Playcentre ... Read more is an internationally recognised early childhood organisation unique to New Zealand. It evolved in the 1930s & 1940s to support families and promote new developments in early childhood education. The National Federation was formed in 1948, based on the original philosophies of child initiated play and the importance of parents as educators of their own children. Today there are 489 Playcentres affiliated to the New Zealand Playcentre Federation through each of the 33 regional ...

LEADERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS! ESTABLISHED 1983 AGES 2.5 TO 6 YEARS OPEN 8AM UNTIL 3.45PM 20HRS ECE & WINZ SUBSIDYS The Montessori Philosophy and the work of Maria Montessori is the foundation upon which the philosophy of Montessori Educare is built. As passionate educators, we empower children to develop a healthy self-image through the nurturing of their physical, emotional, social, spiritual and cognitive needs. The children’s self esteem grows in a positive ... Read more environment where we sincerely care and recognise that each child and their family is unique and bring with them diverse knowledge, understandings and needs. The children’s innate love of learning is encouraged and we understand the importance of support and compassion in preparing them for life. We show the utmost respect for all children by offering them the freedom to learn at their own pace according to their own interests within a structured setting. We prepare everything within the ...

Hopscotch Childcare and Hopscotch Preschool are two privately owned centres in the rural town of Otorohanga. They’re managed by the owner and Licensee, Charlotte Clapcott. Both Centres are open from 8am to 5.15pm. Our centres are family-based with strong ties to the community. Our children are able to experience many out of centre activities such as: We take regular walking trips to the park, Kiwi House, library and Beattie Rest Home. Our local fire station and ambulance officers visit us ... Read more at the centre. We get to watch the College school performance and Kapa Haka groups. In the summer, our Preschool children visit the local swimming pools every week to have fun and gain some water confidence. We visit the local primary school for their annual pet day. Every year we go on a bus trip to the theatre in Hamilton where we watch a production designed for preschool children. We have a great outside space with lots of challenges, a huge sandpit and a vegetable garden for the children ...

Welcome to Bright Stars – one of Whangarei’s favourite family-orientated childcare centres. Located in Kensington, we are easy to find and within a short travelling distance to Whau Valley, Kamo and the Whangarei CBD, it makes us a great choice for busy parents. Our nurturing childcare centre is more than just a home away from home. We care for your children in a loving and warm environment, giving your child the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe and secure location with qualified teachers. Infants, ... Read more toddlers and young children – we can provide specialised care for any child from the age of six months. Contact our team today to visit our centre and see how we can help you with your childcare needs. Bright Stars offers your child:  Qualified and caring teachers with a wealth of knowledge and experience.  Welcoming park-like location with separate outdoor play and learning spaces for babies and pre-schoolers.  Nutritious meals as part of your daily fee.  ...

We are a mixed age early childhood education centre tucked away in a quiet street. We are open from 8-5:15 to suit working and non-working parents alike. We also offer a van service for those who don't have access to a vehicle. We pride ourselves on offering a child learning based curriculum, meaning we help the child learn through following their interests and encouraging their curiosity. We aim to have every child that starts school from our centre be a capable and confident learner. We ... Read more offer lots of activities for the children to choose from everyday and take groups of children on regular trips around Rotorua. We prepare all our children's meals onsite and encourage healthy eating by growing some of our own produce in our gardens and cooking healthy heart meals. Please come and check us out, visitors are free to drop in anytime, you are always welcome.

Our vision: “A home away from home where children always want to be, and are creating memories as they learn through play - this will lead them on a pathway of lifelong success.” Ready Steady Play is an early childhood education centre in Burwood, Christchurch. Firmly established since 2000, we are dedicated to providing top quality care for families in our community, offering a playful and nurturing environment to children in our centre. In 2004, the preschool was extended to include ... Read more four separate areas. This makes our centre unique among childcare providers, enabling us to provide environments that initiate experiences significant to different ages and stages of your child’s development.

Waimauku Kindergarten was proudly opened in July 2003. Located in Freshfields Road our kindergarten was a dream of a small dedicated group of women who volunteered their time, over 4 years to raise the funds to support the establishment of a community operated early childhood centre. The Teachers at Waimauku Kindergarten have the following aspirations for children: "To grow up as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging ... Read more and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society"

A small Early Childhood Education centre on Ross Street, we are housed in a homely villa that has a feeling of being at home. We educate and care for children from 0-5 years old, providing a variety of experiences to extend and build on children's knowledge and skills. We offer 20 hours ECE for tree and four year-olds as well as a transition programme for children as they approach the start of school. Our teachers are fully trained and we work in ratios of 1-4 for Under-twos and 1-8 for Over-twos. ... Read more As we are licensed for 35 children we are able to work in small groups of children which allows for optimum moments to build relationships between children and the teachers. We provide nutritious home-cooked meals and morning and afternoon tea, allowing parents to have the knowledge that their children have been well fed and don't necessarily need a meal at the end of a weary day.

Early Education Centre - Monday to Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm At ABC Ascot Avenue, a BestStart centre, we welcome children from 3 months to 5 years and pride ourselves on our positive relationships with our whanau. We are a child care centre located close to Remuera Primary School and we seek to complement the important role whanau have in children’s learning and development and see ourselves as working alongside their aspirations. In our Infant & Toddler room, teachers ensure they have established ... Read more close and reciprocal relationships with whanau which enables them to reflect each child’s home routines. Our teachers recognize the importance of relationships and ensure the room is a calm and loving place for our youngest children filled with cuddles and smiles. Our children transition to our Preschool at the age of two and we take their lead as to when they are ready to move through. Our Preschool is an exciting place for children where their learning is challenged while they are respected ...

At Anchorage Park Kindergarten we believe in recognising and valuing the journey of learning for children and their whānau in our community through a collaborative, inclusive and reflective approach. Partnerships are nurtured and respected for children and adults to experience a sense of belonging and well-being.

We are a Kindergarten with 3 fully trained teachers. Our sessions are 8:45am - 2:45pm. The session is split into 2 x 3 hr sessions with many children taking the full day -6hr option. Children may be enrolled from birth and are placed on a waiting list. Parents/caregivers are contacted once a place is available. Anyone and everyone are welcome to come and visit and stay for a while. Come and see us and we are only too happy to answer any questions and share our awesome place with you. We are sited ... Read more next door to Bromley Primary school and can be accessed from an alleyway or from the school carpark.Please take note parking is only available on the road. Come and visit, we look forward to meeting you. :)

Melling Kindergarten is open from 8.00am until 5.00pm Monday to Friday and we have children from 2 - 5 years of age. We offer 5 free 4 hour sessions a week for 3 - 5 year olds. This means your child will have access to quality education and care for up to 4 hours a day, every day of the week, for free. We are open all year round and only close for statutory holidays. We are very fortunate to have an enormous outdoor environment, an ideal back drop for children's learning and development where ... Read more we regularly enjoy playing soccer, backyard cricket and rugby. This area also provides a range of gardens, trees and quiet learning spaces for children to relax and enjoy. These areas provide endless learning opportunities for children to investigate, enquire and research topics of interest alone or with a group of friends. Our outdoor environment is available all year round so appropriate wet weather gear is needed and sun block is provided for those hot sunny days. We take the job of preparing ...

Established in 2006, Koru Montessori, is a small child centred educational preschool licensed for 28 children following the Montessori method and principles. The preschool offers low teacher child ratios, consciously designed experiences that encourage and support the development the child’s independence, self -esteem and wellbeing, a love of learning and the ability to respect and celebrate individuals and the environment. All our teachers are Montessori trained and the ... Read more philosophy recognizes each child’s innate capacity for and desire to learn. Each child has unique learning capabilities and interests which are identified, encouraged, planned for and fostered, whilst allowing the child to set their own pace. Koru Montessori is a mixed aged preschool where children between the ages of two and a half and six years learn together, supporting each other and fostering peer mentoring and a sense of community.

Science Alive! is a not-for-profit science and technology centre dedicated to promoting the value of science and technology to the public. Despite the loss of our building in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, we continue to provide effective and innovative education programmes in schools and the wider community. Plans are underway for rebuilding an exciting new science centre.

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Early Childhood Education Centre catering for children aged 0-5 years.

Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre, for children aged three months to five years, offers a warm, stimulating, fun and family-focused environment where your baby or pre-schooler will be nurtured and cared for by experienced and qualified staff. The purpose-built centre, located beside a park, provides a safe and exciting environment for children. The small group of babies and toddlers have a separate area where they can safely and confidently explore and grow. The older children play and work ... Read more together, experiencing activities that promote their development. In this area, the 4 year-olds meet daily to increase skills, especially numeracy and literacy, that will support their confident transition to school. Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre is easily accessible from Auckland's CBD, major routes and motorways and has convenient off-street parking for safe pick up and drop off.

If you are looking for quality care and education in a Catholic environment, come and see us. We are an apostolate of the Auckland Diocese. Our teachers are NZ registered & graduates of the Catholic Early Childhood Education Certificate. Better than MOE required ratio of Adult to Children. Great outdoor environment offering a variety of challenges. We explore, play, laugh and develop friendships and faith. Operating hours: Mornings: 8:30am – 12:30pm (Mon - Fri) Afternoons: 1:00pm – ... Read more 4:00pm (Mon - Fri) Full day: 8:30am – 4:00pm (Mon - Fri)

Bienvenue à l’Alliance Française, the only place dedicated to the French culture and language in Christchurch. Established in 1959, the Alliance Française de Christchurch is one of the nine AF in New Zealand. As a local not-for-profit organisation, it reflects the desire to share with others the love of the language, culture and other various aspects of the French way of life. We offer courses for adults and children of all levels and all ages. All of our teachers are native French ... Read more speakers and have a degree in French as a foreign language. Teaching activities are complemented by a wide range of cultural and social events such as the Alliance Française French Film Festival, Pétanque Tournament, exhibitions etc. Our library also offers a wide selection of items in French (DVDs, books, magazines) and is open to all for a small annual fee. Like us Facebook: AF Christchurch or Alliance Française de Christchurch – Nouvelle Zélande Follow Us on Twitter

Kidz Corner Miramar is a long established, community based childcare centre. It provides high quality early childhood education and care in a safe and welcoming environment reflecting the routines and customs of home. Our experienced teaching team establish strong relationships with parents which foster a link for families between home and centre. Our curriculum is at the forefront of our programme, incorporating the national Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whariki and Christian values and beliefs ... Read more which lay the foundations for children's lifelong learning. Kidz Corner Miramar is operated by a charitable trust consisting of parents and community members.

We offer playgroup sessions on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to 0 to 5 year olds as well as kindy sessions in nurturing environment from Monday through to Friday. Eastern Suburbs Pre-School has been in existence since 1963 and now offers quality Early Childhood Education with fully registered and qualified ECE teachers. We are a little non profit community centre and we believe it is our very community spirit which makes our centre thrive. We welcome all families from all backgrounds and cultural ... Read more diversities.

Allan Brewster Leisure Centre is a large leisure complex in Papatoetoe. Its facilities include a double-court stadium, a fitness centre, squash courts, Kauri Kids childcare and venue hire.

Early Childhood Centre. Community Based - not for profit. All Families and whanau welcome Hours of operation 8.30 - 2.30. Waiting list for younger children operates.