Calling all family detectives! If you love doing challenging things as a family, solving puzzles and mysteries or you just love to try new experiences, then Escape HQ is just what you're after! Escape HQ is Auckland's most premium and immersive real live interactive escape room experience. Teams of up to six people are locked in a room for 60 minutes and must find clues, crack puzzles and solve the crime before time runs out! It's non-stop, adrenalin pumping, brain activity at its best! Current... Read more

Award-winning babyballet is New Zealand's favourite dance school for boys and girls from 6 months to 6 years. Pre-school dance and music-to-movement ballet classes. With a real focus on learning through play, the unique babyballet syllabus offers four key stages of ballet and tap classes where every child can build their confidence and social skills, learning manners, discipline and respect while developing their basic ballet technique, coordination, musicality, balance, posture and rhythm. All... Read more

We run Messy Play Events for preschoolers around Auckland, currently in Meadowbank and Takapuna. You can book and pay online for as many or as few as you like. Mess it up is developmental messy play, where your child can explore, discover, think, learn and problem solve using all their senses. Messy or sensory play helps connect neural pathways to aid brain development in early childhood. We use many different sensory and messy mediums in each session such as edible finger paint, tempera... Read more

Karate lessons with self-defence and safety in mind Self Defence, Physical Fitness, Improved Confidence, Improved concentration and focusing techniques Five (among many) reasons to join us: Maintain and work on your weight, strength and flexibility Gain Black belt Be street ready Our training methods consist of a mix of traditional karate and modern self-defence techniques. We believe Karate is a complete system of life that requires work on the body and mind equally. Join us now and... Read more

New Shoots Greenhithe / Albany Childcare Centre Set on a rolling green hill, over a bridge and across a pond, arriving at New Shoots Greenhithe feels a little like a fairy tale. Found in a suburban North Shore neighbourhood close to Albany, our beautiful purpose-built Greenhithe childcare centre was designed to bring in the morning sunshine, energising the space from first light. Inside, the sounds of giggles and gasps filter through the air as our tamariki play and explore. Greenhithe comprises... Read more

The Kawai Purapura Retreat Centre centre has grown steadily over the past five years, becoming one of New Zealand’s most popular destinations for retreats, conferences and seminars in natural health, environmental awareness and personal development. Our name: Kawai Purapura’s name signifies the nexus point between the past and the future. Kawai is the memory, the ancestry, the tracing of the lineage from the past. Purapura is the seed of the future. Our vision: Our vision is to create a healing... Read more

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

At Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari we make it easy to experience the astonishingly abundant wildlife of the beautiful Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. Our marine eco-safari offers guaranteed Whale and Dolphin viewing year-round, departing direct from the Viaduct Harbour in down-town Auckland. But we offer so much more than just Whale and Dolphin watching. The privilege of operating daily within this world-class conservation area has led us to establish New Zealand's only research-based marine mammal... Read more

YAELS GUITAR LESSONS FOR KIDS We offer fun, one-on-one, in-home tailored guitar lessons for kids. They can learn at their own pace, with music of their own taste. We have enthusiastic tutors in the Auckland area who will teach your kids how to play, sing and even write their own songs. They can learn with a friend, a sibling or on their own, and have a hobby where they can express themselves all from the comforts of your own home. We have been teaching in-home guitar lessons for over 15 years... Read more

Before & After School Care Creative Kids is owned and managed by Simone Shervell. Simone qualified with an Early Childhood Diploma in 1988. Simone is experienced with the ages from birth to 12 years. Simone has managed Early Childhood Centres, after-school programmes and holiday care programs over the past 20 years. Simone and her staff hold current first-aid certificates. Philosophy Children are cared for in a safe, healthy and stimulating environment where their needs are met and their... Read more

The Good Seeds Children Centre has 80 places 6mths – school. It prides itself on being a family friendly environment for children and their whānau, to develop a strong foundation for their futures. Learning philosophy:  Including Christian principles and teaching in the programme  Children learn through play, children learn best when they are engaged in experiences that they are interested in.  Parents as child’s first teachers, we value the contribution they can make to their child’s learning. ... Read more

Dianne provides music lessons on a range of instruments for small groups or individuals, including ukulele, guitar, piano and violin. Dianne has qualifications in piano (ATCL, AIRMTNZ) , theory and violin. She performs regularly in her band entitled Dianne Morgan and the Jade River Ukes at community events, private functions and at festivals. She is also a trained primary school teacher (BEd. Primary) and has taught music to children and adults over the last 30 years. Ukulele classes are held at... Read more

We have provided fabulous educational experiences for children in a safe and nurturing home environment Rodney-wide for several years. We are now very pleased to be able to offer this same opportunity to children and families in Auckland. Your child’s day in a home-based environment can be less structured and more spontaneous. It may include trips to the park, beach, playgroup and so on. To ensure safety is not compromised, our service has a documented set of policies and practices for dealing... Read more

Established by Eve Gordon and Mike Edward in 2009, The Dust Palace is New Zealand's pre-eminent circus theatre company. Our aim is to create tour-able circus theatre, taking stories from Aotearoa around the world; and to foster circus and physical performance and practitioners in Auckland and Aotearoa New Zealand. First gaining attention for provocative and political burlesque shows the Dust Palace has progressed toward creating more integrated narrative based works as our company and audience... Read more

We run Performance classes. Think triple threat. You'll train in theatre, movement, dance, and voice. We train children, teens and all of our students get a fabulous, professional show experience at the end of each year. Got more questions? Visit our website and reach out to our friendly Pform.nz HQ admin team. We look forward to meeting you! Read more

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

The children that come to Koru Care asking for help have been betrayed by their bodies. In some cases, they have cancer, kidney disease or heart problems, in other cases they've lost the use of limbs or have serious congenital abnormalities. But they still have the capacity to smile, laugh and create good memories; they just need someone to wave a magic wand. For a child with major challenges in their lives, every day is a round of personal invasions. Their life is in the hands of medical professionals,... Read more

We provide Bi-Lingual Education in our Early child care centre ( Mandarin and English). We emphasis on Christian values in our daily practices. In celebrating our Second Anniversary of our second centre, we are offering Free enrolment when you enrol between August -October 2015. Your start date have to be before January 2016. We have childcare from 1 to 6 years old. You can choose from Short ( 7 hours day) or Long full days according to your own schedule. We even offer flexi starting time from... Read more

Awesome Early Education Centre in a family-like environment. Regular trips out into the local and wider community. Nature Kindergarten Programme where children learn important life skills such as negotiation, teamwork, problem solving, persistence. Swimming Lessons. Low Ratios. Excellent ERO report. Caring teachers Read more

A Step Ahead Early Learning Centre is a small homely childcare and education centre for children aged from 2 years until they go to school. With a maximum of 20 children at any one time, children get the support and guidance to support their learning and development. Here at A Step Ahead children will have opportunities to develop - Respect for themselves, others and the environment - An understanding of their own and others emotions - A positive attitude towards learning - Self help... Read more

Lake House Arts Centre is located on Fred Thomas Drive in Takapuna and is housed in a beautiful 19th Century Edwardian/Victorian heritage building that once stood on Takapuna Beach as well as barrack buildings from WWII previously situated on Fort Takapuna. The Lake House has a constantly changing exhibition programme, a café with delicious homemade fare, artists studio’s and a vibrant and varied arts education programme with something for every member of the family, including weekend workshops,... Read more

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

We provide Before and After School Care Programmes in our local area Children are collected and dropped of to local schools We provide breakfast and afternoon tea, homework supervision, art and crafts, sports and free play We also provide School Holiday Care, with loads of activities and trip days As we are a not for profit organisation we offer affordable fees for all families.. We are MSD approved and can help families with applications to WINZ for child care subsidies. See our website... Read more

LCF Fun Languages teaches French, Spanish, Mandarin and Japanese at pre-schools, after-school clubs, and language learning centres across New Zealand. Children learn through a combination of drama, storytelling, songs, craft and games. They rapidly acquire enough knowledge and confidence to enjoy using the language for communication and expression. LCF Fun Languages programs are designed to give children the confidence to speak in either French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese or English. Similarly... Read more

Welcome to our sKids Centre where the safety and care of your child is our number one priority. If you're looking for a safe, structured and fun environment for your children in Howick / Mellons Bay then you've come to the right place. For more information about our programmes please contact us. "We Care if you can't be there" Read more

Farm Friends is located on a 10-acre lifestyle block in Swanson, only 5 minutes from Henderson. We have been open since 1997 and cater for a mixed age group of thirty+ children, 2-5years old. Our setting is very unique, allowing for the appreciation and care of our natural forest environment, hand rearing and hands on care of our pet animals – with the opportunity to learn about life cycles, active outdoor play and to experience the spacious country grounds. We strive in supporting our families... Read more

Tiny Boppers is the North Shore's newest, freshest preschool music + movement class for funky tots who love to hop and bop! Our classes are designed to develop and build on your child's love of song, dance and rhyme - whilst encouraging fine and gross motor skill development, co-ordination, creativity, language development and most importantly, be a fun-filled experience for preschoolers and their caregivers! Our classes are held in Milford, North Shore on Friday mornings during term time at... Read more

This is a small independent Art Class for children. We work in small groups for individual attention. Children age 5 to 12 years can come and have fun creating their own art work. We learn about colours, lines, using of space, texture and much more by using different art media. We get into the fun by getting our hands dirty using pencils, charcoal, variety of paints, oil sticks, pastels while learning various techniques. These techniques can include sketching, collages, printing, doing batik, blending... Read more