Childcare & Education

NZ WIDE: BestStart is for families who want more from Early Childhood Education. Safe, nurturing and educationally focused, we’re committed to growing caring people with curious minds. We have friendly, qualified early-learning teachers, quality educational programmes and safe and secure learning spaces. We have over 260 early learning and care centres, from Whangarei to Invercargill.

NZ WIDE: Kindercare is a leading provider of early childhood care and education, for children from birth to 5 years. We’re proudly 100% New Zealand owned and operated, with learning centres in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Palmerston North and Hamilton.

AUCKLAND: Little School in St Heliers, Auckland is a private quality preschool with an educational focus for children aged 2 - 5 years old. We offer a learning environment with a variety of stimulating programmes with structure, freedom and time to explore. We provide a great foundation for your child’s success at school and the opportunity for them to reach their full potential.

HAWKES BAY: Little Magpies childcare services in Napier, Hawkes Bay, offers a Childcare Centre and Home Based Childcare for children aged 0-5 years. We place an emphasis on providing quality childcare for your children to ensure they develop all the skills they require to get the best start in life.

WELLINGTON: Nurtured at Home – Nannies Plus provides quality and experienced Nannies in the Wellington region to either live in your home with your family or come in daily. Nannies can provide flexible childcare options to suit the days and hours you require. Having a Nanny is a practical solution to your childcare needs, as they can also be available for other additional household duties.

CHRISTCHURCH: Pebbles Montessori in Sumner, Christchurch is based in a beautifully renovated villa and licensed for 30 children aged 2 - 6 years. Our trained and experienced Montessori teachers embrace the Montessori method in order to create a prepared and peaceful environment for our children and families.

NZ WIDE: Make family life easier with a Dream Au Pair. Dream Au Pair is one of the largest most respected New Zealand Au Pair agencies providing suitable live-in Au Pairs to Kiwi Families nationwide. You don’t need a huge house and it costs less than you think. Dream Au Pair offers a Ministry of Education licensed Programme based on the New Zealand Curriculum tailored especially for Au Pairs and preschool kids.

WELLINGTON: Marsden Preschool provides childcare and early childhood education for children aged 3 ½ - 5 years. It’s a sunny, spacious play and learning space within the Marsden School campus in Karori, Wellington. We develop self-confidence and independence in readiness for school. Marsden Preschool has 3, 4 and 5 days options, you can use your Government 20 hours ECE subsidy and we have competitive rates.

NORTH ISLAND: Choose Nurtured at Home if you’re looking for a nurturing, educational and fun environment for your child.Nurtured at Home offers high-quality early childhood education and home based childcare in a friendly and nurturing homebased environment, for preschool children aged 0 to 6 years of age.

AUCKLAND: If you’re looking for a daycare centre in the Mt Albert area of Auckland, Mt Royal Early Learning Centre is the place to be! Located in a lovely sunny home with a large outdoor grassed area with large established trees, Mt Royal is a delightful small daycare centre with a maximum of only 24 children attending each day.

MID & SOUTH CANTERBURY: Childsplay Homebased Education Service provides a safe, nurturing & stimulating home environment where positive relationships are fostered between the educator & the child in a small group setting. We offer 20 ECE hours & childcare subsidy if eligible. Our educators are supported by qualified visiting teachers.

AUCKLAND: Get to know us and see how you and your child can be part of the Princes Street Childcare family! Princes Street Childcare Centre is a community based independent childcare, located in the heart of Auckland’s CBD. We offer full time quality care and education, with wonderful teachers and a supportive loving community.

AUCKLAND & TAURANGA: Chrysalis Group is one of the most award winning family of early learning centres in NZ, delivering ‘childcare like you’ve never seen before’! Our centres in Auckland and Tauranga have been carefully designed to create calming, beautiful and inspirational moments during each and every day for our passionate teachers, for our families and most of all, for your child.

AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY, NORTHLAND: A LIFE-LONG LOVE OF LEARNING: New Shoots Children's Centres deliver the highest quality of early childhood education with innovative Early Childhood Education Centres in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Northland. Children and families are at the heart of everything that we do. Our approach to learning is through play-based theory and our early childhood centres have specially designed rooms for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

CHRISTCHURCH: The Owl’s Nest Preschool is a small, family-owned and operated preschool located in the Northwood and Belfast area. We have space for a maximum of 28 children between ages 2-5 years old and our ratios are small, which means we are able to allow more teacher time per child. This helps create a calmer and more relaxed environment for the children.

NZ WIDE: Au Pair Link provides educational, cost-effective live-in childcare for your family. With a mission to provide high quality early learning and care in a secure and loving home environment, we now have hundreds of families enrolled in our early learning programmes. Our nationwide presence also means our families and au pairs benefit from a personal, safe and reliable service throughout New Zealand.

AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY & WELLINGTON: KiwiOz Nannies provides quality solutions for all your childcare needs. Nannies are trained to look after your child’s well-being and development, as well as help your Family life run smoothly. Unlike daycare and in-home Educators, KiwiOz Nannies look after your children in your own home.

Rock-it Boards is an established, sustainable NZ company. We have been making rock-it boards for over six years and now have strong market demand across multiple sectors, including that of parents with young children. The boards provide a fantastic developmental, movement and active play resource for your child. The boards are sold NZ-wide and internationally.

Grandpa’s Toys of Geraldine is family owned and for many years Grandpa’s Toys has helped develop children’s minds through imaginative and creative play. We have an amazing range of quality toys, books, arts and crafts and games all hand picked with an educational purpose in mind. Shop online or visit us in store.

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