Childcare options in Regent

Geckos is family-owned and operated childcare centre committed to the care, education and delight of tamariki aged 0-5 years. We provide a safe, nurturing and fun environment where children are respected as individuals and encouraged to learn through play.

Empowering tamariki to dream, soar and succeed.

To ensure each and every child thrives, Geckos is split across two locations to deliver tailored, age-appropriate care and learning opportunities. Both centres are located in Regent, allowing our tamariki to learn and play together.

Little Geckos

(0 - 2 years)

Specialising in the care of under two year olds, Little Geckos is passionate about providing you and your baby or toddler the very best in childcare - creating a home away from home for you and your child.

Little Geckos was previously known as Baby Steps. It now has new owners and is part of the Geckos whanau. Re-licenced in October 2019, this beautiful centre is now open and taking enrolments.

Our centre is an intimate and nurturing space where your child can discover and experience life in a caring and stress free environment. We offer a centre where you will be assured your baby feels at ease and at home.

We maintain a small team and low enrollment to ensure your child is enveloped in attention and surrounded by familiar faces. This is part of our philosophy to encourage early brain development, which is affected by the experiences children have and the settings in which they spend time in, at these early stages. Our experienced team place huge importance on early childhood development and strive to create and maintain a nurturing environment for your child to continue their journey of discovery.

Choosing our Centre

Little Geckos philosophy is founded on a respect for Early Childhood Development. The day-to-day experiences babies have at this early stage determine the ongoing development of their brain. These experiences have implications for vision, motor skill development, language, music and maths. Starting your child’s journey in a setting developed specifically for their needs, and in a place where they are nurtured and cared for by professionals who understand these principles, encourages the development of their brain and wellbeing.  

The team at Educare Norfolk Street pride themselves on incorporating all aspects of our community

Norfolk street educare is a small intimate centre, located in central Whangarei. We cater for 0 – 6 year olds in two separate buildings. One purpose built infant and toddler centre, which is modern and spacious; and one renovated old Villa with a homely and historical feel. Nestled in central Whangarei we are always up to date with our surrounding community and pride ourselves on making sure our tamariki have a strong sense of belonging to their kainga. The Norfolk street team are driven and passionate kaiako with a shared goal of creating a home away from home for all tamariki. We are a positive, fun loving and supportive team. Together we aim to create respectful and reciprocal relationships with both our whānau and tamariki, putting continual emphasis on the holistic wellbeing of each individual tamaiti. You won’t leave Norfolk Street Educare without having smiled or felt the warmth of aroha we have created here in our space.

Geckos is family-owned and operated childcare centre committed to the care, education and delight of tamariki aged 0-5 years. We provide a safe, nurturing and fun environment where children are respected as individuals and encouraged to learn through play.​Empowering tamariki to dream, soar and succeed.

To ensure each and every child thrives, Geckos is split across two locations to deliver tailored, age-appropriate care and learning opportunities. Both centres are located in Regent, ​allowing our tamariki to learn and play together.

Geckos

(3.5 - School)

 Geckos offers specialised early childhood education for pre-schoolers.  Using child-led learning techniques and our play-based curriculum, our qualified teachers will empower and support your child as they ​develop to become school ready

Geckos offers specialised early childhood education for preschoolers.  Using child-led learning techniques and our play-based curriculum, our qualified teachers will empower and support your child as they develop to becoming school ready.

Our space is built and designed with 3-5 year olds in mind and some areas were even designed by our tamariki. Quality playground equipment, supervised cooking events, communal meal times and secret gardens are just some of the ways we use play to transfer important life skills to our pre-schoolers.