Peppertree Preschool

Peppertree Preschool is located on half an acre in a beautiful character villa with three separate inside and outside environments.

We pride ourselves in offering a quality programme, with lower than required ratios in our three rooms.

We are also proud to be an enviroschool and have natural playgrounds. Our children learn to be respectful of each other, our toys and our environment.

What we offer at Peppertree

• A beautiful and homely Preschool

We are lucky to have such a beautiful homely villa, with three separate classrooms inside and out. We have a purpose built nursery for children up to two years, a Preschool for children two to three years and a Prepschool for the older children.

• Committed Kaiako (teachers)

With great ratios our experienced, committed  kaiako can provide the best edcuation and care for your child in a happy, secure environment.  We offer Primary Care Giving in the nursery, where your children can build special relationships.

• Our playground and resources

At Peppertree we have large natural playgrounds with real grass, fruit trees and vege gardens. We love collecting the eggs and looking after our hens and worm farm. We have large covered verandas which are perfect for hot or rainy days.

• Our environment

We are proud to be part of the Enviroschools Programme and believe in respecting Aotearoa and our environment as well as our resources and each other. We have our bronze award and are working towards silver.

• Our Programme

We provide children with opportunities to explore a number of activities including messy play, sand play, water play, books, carpentry, manipulative play, painting and collage, music, blocks , baking as well as a physically challenging outside environment.

We carefully plan indoor and outdoor environments to meet the children's individual learning goals providing stimulating and fun activities including dress up days and excursions into the community.

• Regular excursions into the community

We love visiting our community as part of our curriculum. We also enjoy bus excursions to further away places such as the beach with our sister preschool next door, Little Peppertree.

• Transition to School

At Peppertree we work to ensure your child's transition to school is as smooth as possible by fostering independence, and encouraging children to take responsibility for themselves and their belongings.

In the mornings the older children's mini group focuses on ensuring the children are ready for school. We work on the five key concepts of maths, literacy, self help skills, social skills and children's choice.

We have good relationships with the local primary schools and are part of the North Canterbury Early Liason Group where new entrant teachers and Early Childhood Teachers meet regularly.

• Reasonable fees

Our fees are reasonable with no charge for statutory holidays. We offer 20 hours free ECE with no mandatory extra hours or extra charges. Our 9-3 session is completely free for children 3-5 years. WINZ and Family Boost is also available.

We would love to meet you and show you around our beautiful Preschool. Please come and visit or contact us to secure your place!