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5.00 (3)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Kidz Unlimited Learning Centre

SPECIALS FOR ALL AGES

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  • Limited under two space available. 
  • Healthy meals provided
  • Feel free to come in for a play and check us out
  • Enquire on Kindello with any questions!

A Little About Us

Kidz Unlimited is an exciting place of exploration, growth, fun, and happiness. Our learning programme here reflects our foundational philosophical belief that children should be given encouragement and support to learn and grow in order for all kids in our care to reach their full potential.

We understand that early childhood is a critical stage in every child’s development, and with this in mind we have taken care to create a learning environment which is equal parts both challenging and fun. We don’t think there’s any reason why fun and learning should be mutually exclusive – our programme of both

self-initiated play has a proven track record of helping our kids grow and develop while ensuring that every day the kids are excited to come and learn and play.

Kidz Unlimited Kidz have a wide range of resources to explore, some of these  include play-dough, intentional teaching time - school readiness, blocks, water, family play and many more. We also make regular field trips to places such as the zoo, farms and shows.

In general, we believe that listening, observing and providing varied opportunities encourages children to flourish and grow into confident members of our community.

We understand that early childhood is a critical stage in every child’s development, and with this in mind we have taken care to create a learning environment which is equal parts both challenging and fun. We don’t think there’s any reason why fun and learning should be mutually exclusive – our programme of both self-initiated and provocations have a proven track record of helping our kids grow and develop while ensuring that every day the kids are excited to come and learn and play.

Kidz Unlimited is a family owned and operated centre, that prides itself on building positive relationships with all of our families and extended whanau.

We are a boutique centre, our staff provide a welcoming environment and have the most amazing relationships with each other as well as the children.

All of our under two children have a primary caregiver who will ensure that your child is settled into the centre and will be available to pass on any information you require daily.

We provide home cooked meals with a variety of food that is children friendly.  If you have any dietary needs please feel free to discuss this with our team during enrolment.  You are welcome to visit for as long as needed.  Come and spend some time with our team and bring your child for a play

Licensed for

34 children

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4.67 (2)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Merryland Childcare Centre

We believe that we are all in this together. Strong partnerships between whanau /parents, and the centre play an important role in children’s learning. We take into consideration the aspirations and learning priorities of hapū, iwi and our community when weaving our curriculum. Te Whāriki , the Early Childhood curriculum is the basis for weaving the design for our curriculum of valued learning with children, parents and whanau.

We believe in the vision underpinning Te Whāriki (2017), that children are competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society. Every child is a unique individual and we value and treasure all children regardless of gender and ethnicity, diversity of ability and learning needs, family structure and values, socio-economic status and religion.

We believe that the bi-cultural heritage of New Zealand is very significant. We acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa, and, are committed to embracing our bi-cultural heritage. We believe that we have a crucial role to play in providing children with culturally responsive environments that support their learning and ensuring that they are provided with equitable opportunities to learn. We appreciate the diverse nature of families in our community and work hard to respect their values and beliefs. We believe in providing a high-quality learning environment that stimulates children and adults to participate in active learning. The emphasis is on providing a child-centered, play based environment that is nurturing, safe, and stimulating.

We believe in supporting children and their whānau to respect and appreciate the natural environment. Children are supported to be respectful towards the environment by contributing to sustainable practices within the Centre. We strive to enrich children’s awareness of the environment and their sense of connection to the natural world around them.

Licensed for

40 children

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5.00 (1)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Ferndale Kindergarten

Ferndale Kindergarten is situated in the park-like grounds of Ferndale House, Mount Albert.

The Kindergarten has a great local community feel to it.  We are extremely fortunate with all the support and involvement we receive from our parents and whanau.  We believe the kindergarten is very much about community partnership and collaboration.  The teaching team see learning as fun, playful and rich with opportunities for children to explore, interact and engage. As co-constructors of children’s learning we aim to observe, support and extend children’s thinking through enquiry and encouragement.

The children at Ferndale Kindergarten move on to schools in the local area.  These schools include Gladstone Primary, Marist Primary and other local primary schools.

Kohikohia ngã kãkano, whakaritea te pãrekereke, kia puãwai ngã hua

Gather the seeds, prepare the seedbed carefully, and you will be gifted with abundance of food.

Our learning philosophy

For the past 110 years, the Auckland Kindergarten Association has been igniting young minds by encouraging them to explore their imaginations through play. For many of us, kindergarten was where we began our life of learning; it was where we started learning skills like sharing, tolerance, patience, respect and self-confidence.

We view children as capable, competent, life-long learners, and our philosophy encourages children to make their own learning choices, problem-solve and observe and explore at their own pace…with support from teachers, parents, wider whānau and their peers. We value the importance of child-initiated, play-based experiences. Our kindergarten teachers nurture your children’s interests and natural curiosity by working alongside them, expanding language and introducing mathematical and science concepts, as well as literacy, digital technology and sustainable practices.

Our centres have gardens and natural outdoor spaces where children can create, explore, be imaginative and expressive. There’s plenty of room to safely run about, being imaginative and physically active. In fact, the natural world is essential to free-range play. AKA encourages each kindergarten community to explore and enrich their diversity and uniqueness. Some have regular excursions into the local community; some are Enviroschool kindergartens that live and breathe sustainable practices; while others engage in long-term research on child interest-based programmes of learning.

As an organisation, we formally acknowledge the dual heritage of Aotearoa / New Zealand, and work to uphold the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in each kindergarten. We are accessible, secular and welcoming to the wide diversity of tamariki and whānau who attend our centres, and value ongoing partnerships between teaching teams and leadership staff with families and whānau. We value ongoing learning for teachers, parents and whānau, and the sharing of knowledge, skills and attributes is fundamental to achieving the best learning outcomes for children. Teachers and staff can access collegial professional time to ensure that quality practice is enhanced so current theories of learning and development within New Zealand’s world-class Te Whāriki early childhood curriculum are shared and understood.

Children learn

Children in our kindergartens have the opportunity to:

  • Feel confident, develop responsibility and a sense of independence
  • Play meaningfully alongside other children and adults
  • Develop effective communication skills
  • Persevere, problem-solve and take risks
  • Explore limits, boundaries, routines and conflict resolution strategies
  • Practice fine motor skills such as threading, writing, cutting and grasping
  • Develop gross motor play such as physical games like climbing, throwing, kicking, balancing and lifting
  • Develop creative expressions through painting, music, collage, movement, dance, finger-painting, drawing, cutting, pasting and story sharing
  • Develop early numeracy, literacy and science skills
  • Learn techniques through trial and error
  • Explore the world through experimenting, questioning and curiosity
  • Develop confidence and celebrate both attempts and successes
  • Develop a passion for learning and a love of life
  • Have fun!

Older children will be supported in their transition to school to make this process as simple and seamless as possible. Book a visit here on Kindello today, we’d love to meet you.

Licensed for

40 children

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4.83 (1)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Morningside Kindergarten

Our friendly and approachable teachers invite you to come and see our modern learning facility and expansive outdoor area which supports learning and exploration.

Your children will become part of our sustainability focus and incorporate that to their daily lives. Morningside Kindergarten is a Silver Enviroschool kindergarten.

We are a diverse, multicultural team that has blended together and working towards building strong relationships, not just with our whānau/families but with our extended Morningside community.

Being in the grounds of Mt. Albert Primary, our older children have the opportunity to visit the school regularly making transition to school an easier process.


Our learning philosophy

For the past 110 years, the Auckland Kindergarten Association has been igniting young minds by encouraging them to explore their imaginations through play. For many of us, kindergarten was where we began our life of learning; it was where we started learning skills like sharing, tolerance, patience, respect and self-confidence.

We view children as capable, competent, life-long learners, and our philosophy encourages children to make their own learning choices, problem-solve and observe and explore at their own pace…with support from teachers, parents, wider whānau and their peers. We value the importance of child-initiated, play-based experiences. Our kindergarten teachers nurture your children’s interests and natural curiosity by working alongside them, expanding language and introducing mathematical and science concepts, as well as literacy, digital technology and sustainable practices.

Our centres have gardens and natural outdoor spaces where children can create, explore, be imaginative and expressive. There’s plenty of room to safely run about, being imaginative and physically active. In fact, the natural world is essential to free-range play. AKA encourages each kindergarten community to explore and enrich their diversity and uniqueness. Some have regular excursions into the local community; some are Enviroschool kindergartens that live and breathe sustainable practices; while others engage in long-term research on child interest-based programmes of learning.

As an organisation, we formally acknowledge the dual heritage of Aotearoa / New Zealand, and work to uphold the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in each kindergarten. We are accessible, secular and welcoming to the wide diversity of tamariki and whānau who attend our centres, and value ongoing partnerships between teaching teams and leadership staff with families and whānau. We value ongoing learning for teachers, parents and whānau, and the sharing of knowledge, skills and attributes is fundamental to achieving the best learning outcomes for children. Teachers and staff can access collegial professional time to ensure that quality practice is enhanced so current theories of learning and development within New Zealand’s world-class Te Whāriki early childhood curriculum are shared and understood.

Children learn

Children in our kindergartens have the opportunity to:

  • Feel confident, develop responsibility and a sense of independence
  • Play meaningfully alongside other children and adults
  • Develop effective communication skills
  • Persevere, problem-solve and take risks
  • Explore limits, boundaries, routines and conflict resolution strategies
  • Practice fine motor skills such as threading, writing, cutting and grasping
  • Develop gross motor play such as physical games like climbing, throwing, kicking, balancing and lifting
  • Develop creative expressions through painting, music, collage, movement, dance, finger-painting, drawing, cutting, pasting and story sharing
  • Develop early numeracy, literacy and science skills
  • Learn techniques through trial and error
  • Explore the world through experimenting, questioning and curiosity
  • Develop confidence and celebrate both attempts and successes
  • Develop a passion for learning and a love of life
  • Have fun!

Older children will be supported in their transition to school to make this process as simple and seamless as possible. Book a visit here on Kindello today, we’d love to meet you.

Licensed for

40 children

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4.83 (1)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Mt Albert Kindergarten

Mt Albert Kindergarten is a multi-cultural kindergarten that has a learning environment which is well-organised, inviting and challenging for children.

The children at Mt Albert Kindergarten are happy, confident and play collaboratively together.

Our experienced and dedicated teaching team work alongside children to enhance teachable moments.

At Mt Albert Kindergarten, the children also benefit from regular community visitors who offer children opportunities to broaden their cultural awareness and develop new skills – for example, artists, puppeteers, dancers and musicians.

Our kindergartens have early childhood qualified and registered teachers. The teachers are dedicated to, and passionate about, early childhood education.  Each kindergarten has a head teacher plus teachers and support staff.  Quality learning programmes are based on the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whãriki.


Our learning philosophy

For the past 110 years, the Auckland Kindergarten Association has been igniting young minds by encouraging them to explore their imaginations through play. For many of us, kindergarten was where we began our life of learning; it was where we started learning skills like sharing, tolerance, patience, respect and self-confidence.

We view children as capable, competent, life-long learners, and our philosophy encourages children to make their own learning choices, problem-solve and observe and explore at their own pace…with support from teachers, parents, wider whānau and their peers. We value the importance of child-initiated, play-based experiences. Our kindergarten teachers nurture your children’s interests and natural curiosity by working alongside them, expanding language and introducing mathematical and science concepts, as well as literacy, digital technology and sustainable practices.

Our centres have gardens and natural outdoor spaces where children can create, explore, be imaginative and expressive. There’s plenty of room to safely run about, being imaginative and physically active. In fact, the natural world is essential to free-range play. AKA encourages each kindergarten community to explore and enrich their diversity and uniqueness. Some have regular excursions into the local community; some are Enviroschool kindergartens that live and breathe sustainable practices; while others engage in long-term research on child interest-based programmes of learning.

As an organisation, we formally acknowledge the dual heritage of Aotearoa / New Zealand, and work to uphold the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in each kindergarten. We are accessible, secular and welcoming to the wide diversity of tamariki and whānau who attend our centres, and value ongoing partnerships between teaching teams and leadership staff with families and whānau. We value ongoing learning for teachers, parents and whānau, and the sharing of knowledge, skills and attributes is fundamental to achieving the best learning outcomes for children. Teachers and staff can access collegial professional time to ensure that quality practice is enhanced so current theories of learning and development within New Zealand’s world-class Te Whāriki early childhood curriculum are shared and understood.

Children learn

Children in our kindergartens have the opportunity to:

  • Feel confident, develop responsibility and a sense of independence
  • Play meaningfully alongside other children and adults
  • Develop effective communication skills
  • Persevere, problem-solve and take risks
  • Explore limits, boundaries, routines and conflict resolution strategies
  • Practice fine motor skills such as threading, writing, cutting and grasping
  • Develop gross motor play such as physical games like climbing, throwing, kicking, balancing and lifting
  • Develop creative expressions through painting, music, collage, movement, dance, finger-painting, drawing, cutting, pasting and story sharing
  • Develop early numeracy, literacy and science skills
  • Learn techniques through trial and error
  • Explore the world through experimenting, questioning and curiosity
  • Develop confidence and celebrate both attempts and successes
  • Develop a passion for learning and a love of life
  • Have fun!

Older children will be supported in their transition to school to make this process as simple and seamless as possible. Book a visit here on Kindello today, we’d love to meet you.

Licensed for

40 children

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5.00 (1)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Lollipops Mount Albert

Welcome to Lollipops Mount Albert, a warm, welcoming and nurturing early childhood centre that offers a home away from home for local children. Purpose built, with inspiring and innovative indoor and outdoor spaces, our centre is the ideal place to begin your little one’s learning journey.

Our passionate and professional teaching staff love what they do, and help each child tap into their own unique potential. Well resourced, with an enriching curriculum, we offer the highest quality care and education.

Our philosophy

We believe respectful relationships form the basis of high quality care and education and give children a sense of security and belonging. We regard the environment as the third teacher for tamariki and strive to purposefully provide an environment that is enriching, beautiful, interesting, and challenging so tamariki are stimulated to create and work collaboratively with others.

We acknowledge our bicultural heritage and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and endeavour to work in partnerships with tamariki and whanau . We seek guidance from and follow Te Whariki and respect our tamariki as capable  learners

Our rooms

Lollipops Mt Albert has two separate houses, enabling us to deliver safe, nurturing and age appropriate learning experiences for all our children.

Tiny Tui House

This is where our toddlers and babies thrive. Our baby’s room is shoe free, clean, comfortable and safe. The toddler’s area is arranged cleverly for children to move around safely and easily spot resources and explore them.

Kind Kea House

This inviting and welcoming space caters for our preschoolers, with plentiful resources and learning opportunities to keep them engaged and inspired. 

Why choose us?

There are a host of reasons why families choose Lollipops Mt Albert. Here are just a few of them:

  • Quality equipment and resources
  • Inviting, cosy, clean environment inside and out
  • Home away from home for children
  • Parents/whanau are welcomed and embraced
  • Dedicated, professional staff
  • Multicultural
  • Reggio inspired
  • Healthy lunch for toddlers provided
  • Great transition to school programme
  • We celebrate and embrace other cultures

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.

Licensed for

60 children

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5.00 (1)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Little Pearls - Mt Albert

Little Pearls are not for profit community established childcare centres, delivering a warm, nurturing, safe and affordable home-like environment, striving for high quality care and education services for children aged 3 months to 5 years old in Owairaka / Mt Albert and Puketapapa / Mt Roskill.

Our Mt Albert centre is open each weekday, from 7.30am until 6.00pm

At Little Pearls, we are compassionate and passionate about children. We recognise the importance of play, using spontaneous and planned moments to build upon a child’s existing knowledge and skills to enhance their learning.

Our centre has a full time on-site chef who provides nutritious and delicious meals to satisfy any little taste buds. Children are provided with hot meals at lunch time and fresh baking in the mornings and afternoons, not to mention fresh and dried fruit. We are part of Heart Foundation reward programme and following their advice accordingly.

We value the partnership we have with the parent/whanau as we work together with you to care for, train, build character, and prepare children for life. We celebrate parent and Whanau involvement through Parent-Teacher Meetings, Family Whanau Days, Dinners, and Seminars.

We are proud of and have confidence in our dedicated and professional teachers, who enable us to provide excellent programs for your child here at Little Pearls.

Our Rooms

Infant Room

Adult Child Ratio no more than 1: 3 to 4

Our infant room caters for children 3 months to 2 years old providing the highest quality care in a nurturing “home-like” environment. Whilst in our care, children are stimulated with engaging activities as they learn through exploration and play.

Respect is the basis of Little Pearls Approach. We not only respect babies, we demonstrate our respect every time we interact with them. Respecting a child means treating even the youngest infant as a unique human being, not as an object.

Developmental goals and objectives for children in the infant room are supported by Little Pearls designed programs which includes Pikler, RIE philosophies, Schema concept, and Te Whāriki (ECE Curriculum of NZ).

Toddler Room

Adult Child Ratio no more than 1:6 to 7

Our toddlers’ room caters for children who are 2 years to 3.5 years old. At this age, children are meeting new challenges and learn best in a stimulating environment.

Our qualified Educators help facilitate learning and discovery through interest based activities which encourage investigation and exploration.

Developmental goals and objectives for children in the toddlers’ room are supported by Little Pearls designed programs and Te Whāriki (ECE Curriculum of NZ).

Preschooler Room

Adult Child Ratio no more than 1:7 to 8

Our preschool room caters for children who are 3.5 years to 5 years old. Our preschool program is conducted by qualified educators, maintaining the value of play and focus on learning as it best suits the individual child.

We take an enthusiastic approach designed to motivate the children in a fun and exciting way to learn some very important skills to assist each child to transition to school successfully.

Developmental goals and objectives for children in the preschool room are supported by Little Pearls designed programs and Te Whāriki (ECE Curriculum of NZ).

Licensed for

65 children

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Mount Albert - Auckland

Mt Albert Playcentre

Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to Mt Albert Playcentre

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 family!

Licensed for

30 children

A picture of Red Kite Preschool Mt Albert

Mount Albert - Auckland

Red Kite Preschool Mt Albert

We are situated right next to Mount Albert railway station, convenient for parents who commute into or out of the city.  The centre is less than 10 mins walk from Unitec.  It is also well located for parents dropping older children at Gladstone Primary School.

Our centre features three spacious rooms: one for infants and toddlers, one for children aged between 2 years and 3.5yrs, and one for children aged 3.5 and over.  These ages are a guide only, as we respond to the child's developmental needs rather than arbitrary age-based teaching segments.  Each room also has a dedicated, BIG outdoor playground with age-appropriate equipment for children.Our centre cook provides healthy and appealing lunches and snacks for all age groups from our kitchen.  Vegetarian and halal meals are part of our daily menu.


Licensed for

90 children

A picture of UNITEC Early Learning Centre

4.45 (6)

Mount Albert - Auckland

UNITEC Early Learning Centre

At Unitec Early Learning Centre Inc. (UELC), we recognise tamariki (children) as unique people in their own right, each valued and respected for who they are. Committed kaiako (teachers) build relationships that embody the values of integrity, compassion and care, to create a foundation of trust. Tamariki are empowered to learn and grow through meaningful, play-based learning opportunities within our beautiful open and natural spaces. Relationships (whanaungatanga) between tamariki, whanau (family) and kaiako weave a strong base to support growing confidence in risk taking, with the knowledge that they are safe to explore this home away from home. 


We extend these relationships to include Papatuanuku, our Unitec whanau, and respect for all who walk with us. Kaiako are attuned to, and respond sensitively to, the needs, drives and ways of learning for tamariki, providing opportunities to develop confidence to try new things, persist and allow curiosity and free expression to be part of their every day. Intentional teaching allows kaiako to seek deeper connections and an understanding of our tamariki and their whanau, so they are listened to and know they lead their own learning journey.

Licensed for

103 children

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5.00 (2)

Mount Albert - Auckland

The Learning Corner Mt Albert

Our lovely childcare centre is located in Mount Albert and is close to UNITEC, Gladstone Primary, Owairaka Primary, Mt Albert Primary, and Mt Albert Train Station.

At the Learning Corner, we constantly strive to make your child’s experience with us some of the best years of their life. That means, supporting them so they feel cared for, are nourished, physically, socially, intellectually, and emotionally so they may grow to their full potential and really live life. Your child is more than just a number to us.

We like to take the time to get to know not just your child but you as well if you have time to chat so that you’re constantly informed. We’re also connected/ linked to the local primary Schools so that what is taught at ‘The Learning Corner’ blends seamlessly with what they’ll be taught in years 1 and 2 at primary school.

We provide full daycare as well as casual/part-time or half-day sessions. All at affordable discounted prices. We offer 20 ECE hours subsidy for over 3-year-olds as well as WINZ support for all ages. Feel free to give us a call for more information. All in all, we believe we offer a superior experience for your children. Give us a call and find out more.

Licensed for

69 children

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5.00 (2)

Mount Albert - Auckland

Kids Forever Christian Preschool

Nau mai, Haere mai to Kids Forever Christian Preschool.

We are a wonderful local early childhood centre, serving our Mt Albert community for over 29 years, we are a genuine non-profit charitable organization and our complete focus is on nurturing, caring, and educating children, never as a money-making venture or big business model.  Our whole purpose of existing is to provide outstanding care and education, to be a unique out-of-home experience, to share the love of God, and to be a blessing to families – we are here to help you! Being non-profit also means we are a very well-resourced centre, as anything earned is invested back into the centre.

Our centre may look small from the outside but once you step through our doors, you’ll see how huge and beautiful it is – it’s a hidden gem! We have a huge, adventure-filled all-weather, covered play area out back, real grass play areas, places to climb and hide, bike tracks, vegetable gardens, a guinea pig hutch, and a massive sandpit… we could go on!

We provide convenient hours for working families, open from 8 am to 4:30 pm Mon – Fri.

Licensed for

39 children

A picture of Collectively Kids

Mount Albert - Auckland

Collectively Kids

Our day 

We place a high value on learning and believe that the deepest learning occurs within a flexible and responsive environment. For this reason our days are adjusted to accommodate the interests and needs of the community and of individuals. 

Infant Toddler room

Teachers are responsive to the interests, strengths and needs of the children and provide a mix of planned and spontaneous experiences indoors and outdoors. 

Information from home and the daily needs of individual children guide routines such as breastfeeding/bottles, meal times, sleeps and nappy changing.

Young children

Most of our day is flexible so that children and teachers are free to explore planned and spontaneous experiences indoors and outdoors. Children are expected to help with tidying when they leave an area and before mat time (about 11.30am). Mat time emerges from the interests of all children. Younger children usually join mat time for a short period while older children are encouraged to stay for longer periods to engage in topics and projects of particular interest to them. Children sit together to eat lunch but may leave as soon as they have finished. Sleep, toileting and nappy changing routines are based on the needs of children and information from families. Morning and afternoon tea is provided for extended periods and children sit to eat when they are ready.

Our philosophy

Tamariki have the right to:

  • a peaceful, safe, secure, healthy, socially just, environmentally sustainable present and future
  • respect, unconditional love/aroha and an early childhood education which recognises them as active citizens and as active participants with rights and responsibilities
  • understand their own heritage and culture within the bicultural heritage of Aotearoa/Nu Tireni/New Zealand.

Tamariki and their whānau and families have the right to:

  • full participation and to achievement irrespective of ethnicity, gender, ability or background
  • express who they are and be affirmed as an individual and as part of a community free from discrimination, assumptions or stereotypes.

Licensed for

30 children

A picture of Mt Royal Early Learning Centre

Mount Albert - Auckland

Mt Royal Early Learning Centre

We are located in a lovely sunny house conversion, with a very large grassy outdoor area which has several established trees, great for both shade and fresh fruit.

As a “home away from home”, we prepare your child emotionally, intellectually and socially for the future. We have a qualified close-knit team of nurturing and professional staff who collaborate with parents, caregivers and whanau to care for, and meet the needs of the tamariki

Our programme is based around the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whariki, and ensures that the full potential of your child is reached in a relaxed and an adaptable environment. The curriculum gives us the flexibility to follow on from the children’s current interests, which empowers them to share more about their lives with us.

We acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of our community and embrace the different ethnic, linguistic and socio-cultural backgrounds from which our children come

Licensed for

24 children

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Mount Albert - Auckland

Bambinos Early Childhood Centre - St Lukes

Bambinos is owned and operated by the Grgicevich family who has been involved in professional childcare for the last 30 years.

Bambinos purpose built childcare centres have been developed based on the principles of running a home away from home, providing a loving and caring environment as well as offering the best early child care and education for young children.

We aim to please and hope to meet the needs of all the families and children in our care.

We encourage you to get to know us. It is only after you have met our fully committed team and have an understanding of the facilities we offer that you will see the importance we place on your child and their future learning. Give us a call and make a time to come down and visit the centre.

Bambinos is committed to providing you and your child with the very best early childcare education. We’re delighted that you are considering Bambinos for the education and day care of your child.   

Licensed for

113 children

A picture of MARC Early Learning Centre

Mount Albert - Auckland

MARC Early Learning Centre

MARC Early Learning Centre is a not-for-profit, community-based early childhood education service located on Mt Albert Rd. We are on the grounds of the Mt Albert Research Centre, which houses Plant & Food Research and ESR.

The original centre was a converted house which gives it a homely air. We were founded by parents who worked at the Research Centre when it was known as the DSIR. The centre was originally called MiniMARC but changed its name in 2013 when we expanded to keep up with demand for our services.

We continue to have a high level of parent involvement in running the centre. The centre is governed by a committee of parents and staff who meet monthly.

CENTRE PHILOSOPHY

There are a number of aspects which inform our teaching style and shape who we are as a centre:

COMMUNITY

Relationships are important between teachers, children, families and our community. Children learn about their wider community by taking trips to local libraries, galleries, museums, as well as by welcoming visitors. We want children to know about their community and enjoy a sense of belonging within it.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is an important part of our practice and something the children enjoy being involved in. We help children learn about their environment by taking walks and trips (to the Plant & Food orchard and fields, as well as local mountains, parks, beaches etc.). We want children to develop respect for each other and the world around them.

Licensed for

60 children

A picture of Little Dudes Childcare Centre

Mount Albert - Auckland

Little Dudes Childcare Centre

Little Dudes Childcare Centre is a privately-owned early education centre catering for ages 2-5 years.

Licensed for

23 children