Lollipops Millennium

Conveniently located in the heart of Ellerslie’s business district, Lollipops Millennium offers high quality care and education for Under Fives. Our culturally diverse and highly experienced teaching team will nurture and inspire your child, unlocking their passion for learning, exploration and discovery.

Safe, caring and welcoming, our centre features different rooms for each age and stage, and a fantastic outdoor area where children can build physical skills and even grow their own vegetables. Our rich, well thought out curriculum lays the foundations for a lifelong love of learning, setting kids up for a bright and happy future.

Our Philosophy

Every child is a unique individual with their own strengths, abilities and passions. At Lollipops Millennium our children feel a sense of belonging and value within their environment, secure in the knowledge that their voice is welcomed and heard.

Here are some of the things we value:

• An environment that is inclusive and respectful, where all children and their families/whanau feel comfortable, accepted and safe in their surroundings
• Passionate, caring and nurturing teachers that provide a collaborative and enriching learning environment
• We endeavour to create lifelong learners who are enthusiastic and prepared for their next stages of learning
• Strong relationships with our families/whanau
• Strong support of a bi-cultural approach to learning including the importance of te reo Maori
• We celebrate diversity
• We build connections with each of our children, giving them the time, opportunities, space and freedom to learn and grow at their own pace

Our rooms

Lollipops Millennium has four separate rooms, enabling us to deliver safe, nurturing and age appropriate learning experiences for all our children.  

Fantails

Specially designed for our children from birth to 18 months, we follow the child ‘s routine at home and offer a high quality care and education for children.

Tuis

Children stay in our Tuis room from 18 months of age until they are approximately 2 years 8 months or 3 years old. They have a large area to explore and the freedom to choose what they want to do. It is a mixed age group so there are lots of opportunities for tiena tuakana relationships.

Kiwis

Our Kiwis room caters for children aged 2.8/3 years to 4 years of age. This is the age

when children listen as well as ask so many questions. Our teachers help research these questions and offer a quality education to the children.

Pukekos

This is where our 4 to 5 year olds prepare for the next phase of their learning journey - school. We have a great transition to school programme and liaise with two local schools (Oranga Primary and St Mary’s Catholic School) taking children there for visits. A lot of our focus in this room is on building social competence and self-help skills.

Why choose us?

There are a host of reasons why so many families choose Lollipops Millennium. Here are just a few of them:

• Conveniently located in a business complex so great for parents working in the vicinity
• Teachers work around the interests of the children and set up activities accordingly
• Outings to extend children’s interests (even for our babies thanks to our four-seater buggies!)
• Celebrate many cultural events
• Dress up days
• Special birthday and graduation ceremonies
• Vegetable garden which the children tend - and we use what they grow in our cooking
• Excellent transition to school programme including visits to the local primary school
• Onsite chef creates delicious healthy meals, including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and late snack
• Multicultural environment
• Huge outdoor area

Our team of dedicated teachers provide the  highest quality care and education,  delivering rich and inspiring learning experiences and environments that bring out the best in every child. Unlock your child’s unique potential.