Waka Huia Childcare

Locally owned and operated, our homely childcare centre in the heart of Somerfield provides high quality care, flexible hours, small numbers, and time and space for your 2-5 year olds to play, grow and thrive.   

Entrust us with your most precious treasure - your child - and let us create a place together where your children are kept safe, nurtured and are inspired to grow into their own personalities full of knowledge, mana, spirit and wonder.                                                                                                                                                            

With our place being situated on a quiet back street with established trees in the backyard of a beautiful old villa in Somerfield, Christchurch, we’re naturally spoilt for choice! Waka Huia, locally owned and operated by a kiwi family with a decade of experience in early childhood education and a passion for their work that is contagious. This allows for a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment to support meaningful learning experiences and encourages children to develop into their own capable, confident selfs and adaptable members of their community in their own time and space.

While sun pours in through the beautiful leadlight windows, children are given ample opportunities to relax, explore and discover while building and maintaining respectful relationships. Our big playground outside includes a…

• sand pit
• water play
• bike track
• climbing equipment
• and on days where this isn’t enough, we will have little adventures into the community with our long standing teachers who know and understand the community and their needs!