Childcare options in Renwick

We are a small community focused Playcentre, we welcome you to come and visit us on during any session.

Playcentre is unlike any other early childhood education organisation. At Playcentre, both children and their parents / caregivers attend.

At Playcentre children get the opportunity to learn and explore in a fun and safe environment.

The curiosity and creativity of our tamariki is nurtured in a way that allows them to learn about themselves and their world.

Your child will be given a chance to explore, create, climb, read, sing, experiment, play music, wear costumes, have their face painted (or do it themselves!), garden, do carpentry with real tools, bake and cook, build sandcastles, swing, slide, dance, spend time in nature and get messy.

The activities change every day. Playcentre parents all bring different skills, interests, and cultural backgrounds to add to the rich learning environment.

We welcome families with children aged 0 – 6 years. Mixed age play allows your children to engage with others older and younger than themselves. Pre-schoolers learn how to communicate, share and negotiate with empathy for their younger peers.

At Playcentre, families come together and lifelong friendships are formed.

We welcome you to visit any time during the year. You are entitled to three free visits so come and check out what we do – we would love to meet you and your famil

Renwick Preschool and Childcare Centre is a small privately owned childcare and education service that has been operating since 1993. We are a warm, friendly centre that has a passion for high educational standards, fully qualified staff and a nurturing environment. We know that quality education and care during the early stages of childhood are very important for your child’s development.

We strive to provide a stimulating and loving environment in which each individual child will thrive, learn and gain confidence. We do this by providing a balance of care, education and play.

Our unique educational Letterland programme uses a variety of fun activities, stories, repetition and participation to encourage learning. Our wonderful teachers support and reinforce the learning that has taken place each day.

At Renwick preschool we strive to provide every child under our care with the tools they need to reach their full potential. We provide a happy environment where children can develop and grow. Our families are an integral part of our centre which builds on children’s needs, strengths, culture and interests to support skills required for lifelong learners.

Infants and Toddlers / Tamariki Me Ngā Kōhungahunga

Renwick Preschool offers specialised programming and planning for infants and toddlers. The under 2's children have their own room in the preschool where they are provided with a variety of different learning opportunitites which are based on the children's interests and empowers them to learn and to grow.

Our multi-age setting encourages the infants and toddlers to grow and develop at their own pace, to look up to and observe the older children, and creates a family-like environment where all children care for each other and learn together.

Letterland

Renwick preschool assists child development by working closely with each child in developing language and literacy. Recognising the alphabet and listening to the correct sounds of letters, sustaining attentive listening and responding to what they have heard, is done through the use of the Letterland programme. Letterland uses a variety of fun activities which includes stories, repetition and participation.

Transition to school becomes easier when children can recognise and are familiar with letters and their names, so we ensure that Letterland is included in our ready for school programme.

Transition to School

At Renwick Preschool we have adapted a 'transition to school' program which helps prepare the 4 year old children for their next educational journey. We do this by providing a curriculum for the children, based on their own interests, which incorporates maths, writing, reading, and science into their daily learning opportunities. The children engage in cross-curricular activities, where we incorporate maths and language/literacy into all of the children's play through discussion with teachers or materials. 

We work closely with local schools, bringing children to assembly's and special school days (i.e. pet day, athletics day) which gives them the opportunity to become familiar with the school environment and recognise teachers and peers.