Childcare options in Aro Valley

We welcome families from all cultures and endeavour to celebrate each child’s cultural background, from incorporating their home language into our daily programme, through to celebrating their important cultural events.  

We also work to give each child a sense of their cultural identity as a New Zealander. Children learn in Te Reo (the Maori language) and NZ sign language alongside the English language, and find out about tikanga (Maoricustoms and traditions, local history, and Te Ao Marama (the Maori world view).  

We employ three qualified, certificated, and experienced teachers, and follow the national early childhood curriculum – Te Sharika, combining free play with experiences that support and extend children’s current interests.  

The Aro Valley Preschool is a parent run co-operative. This means that families/whanau make the decisions about the overall philosophy, policies, and direction of the preschool. It also means that each family/whanau contributes to the operation of the preschool.

Te Kaupapa – Our Philosophy

We are a welcoming and inclusive early childhood education service, where each child is valued and supported to explore and discover in a respectful and fun, play-based environment and children, parents, whānau and teachers collaborate to build a caring learning community.