Childcare options in West Melton

At Annabel’s West Melton we are focused on developing your child's strengths and getting them to embrace their individuality as they grow from being at preschool towards a successful schooling period.

Our goal is always aimed at developing our preschoolers' full potential. The environment we have established is the perfect platform to provide kids with limitless opportunities.

We believe in bringing exceptional education to our preschoolers and their whanau.

Our commitment to interactive teaching and encouragement from the Annabel's team are what makes early learning at Annabel’s different from the rest.

Our Preschool Space:

West Melton is the most recent addition to the Annabel’s family, and we’re lucky enough to have a newly built preschool and nursery. Our children love the large outdoor areas that are beautifully landscaped with limestone rocks from a nearby station. Our West Melton preschool utilises a wide range of natural materials in our indoor spaces that allow for smaller or larger learning groups. We cannot wait for our whanau garden to be built in our preschool's backyard for all preschoolers and their families to use!

Why Our West Melton Preschool:

Our West Melton educational programme is based around inquiry and science learning projects that encourage children’s creativity and imagination. We have well thought and planned experiences that inspire perceptual development, both of which contribute to quality preschool learning. One of the younger children’s favourite places is our spacious nursery, which includes areas that support the ability for them to discover and go on adventures. Our low teacher ratio and quality teaching programme, which reflects individual learning and care needs, means that each child prospers at our preschool.

Our Close Community:

West Melton is a small and rural community, this enables us to have regular walks in the community. Some of our favourite activities include visiting the local parks and community gardens as well as the new subdivision which is ever-changing. Being in a rural Canterbury area, our preschool often gets visits from new friends, such as pet lambs and baby ducklings. Getting visits from the local animals often brings out the children’s care and compassionate side.

The Cat’s Pyjamas West Melton Preschool & Nursery is located at 65 Iris Taylor Ave in the Preston Downs subdivision, West Melton. Our facility has been purpose-built with the children in mind, and equipped to comply with ‘best practice’ guidelines. Comprised of four rooms, The Cat’s Pyjamas West Melton offers separate children’s areas to cater for infants, toddlers and young children.

All areas for the children are open concept, leading out to adventurous playgrounds. Our facilities are bright, open and spacious, with a wide range of carefully selected developmentally appropriate equipment and resources.

West Melton Centre Learning Environments

At The Cat’s Pyjamas, we believe working with children in age groupings is most conducive to learning. The unique structure of our complimentary Explorers, Adventurers, Inventors and Navigators rooms ensure learning opportunities are maximised. Our learning programmes are designed to meet the needs of every child at each stage of their development, and to actively support and encourage robust learning dispositions.

Situated in the heart of West Melton, our centre provides a high quality of care and education in a loving, fun and stimulating environment where children can enjoy their journey of learning and discovery.

The centre provides three separate age appropriate environments which enable us to meet children’s differing learning stages in a flexible manner that respects their particular learning needs.

Why West Melton Kindergarten, Nursery and Learning Centre stands out from the rest:

• Home away from home’ setting
• Purpose built, owner operated centre with strong community focus
• Our large outdoor area includes a bike track, enormous sandpits, play grounds, cubby houses, trampoline and obstacle courses
• We have a strong ongoing relationship with West Melton School which makes for a smooth transition to school
• All permanent teachers are experienced Early Childhood qualified and registered
• We offer 20 hours ECE for 3-6 year olds
• Our philosophy is inspired by Te Whāriki (New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum)

We aim to prepare children for their future learning pathways, well prepared for their next step in life.