Kindergarten in Auckland

“This kindy is the best, especially the teachers, I have a baby currently with them.”

“Awesome kindy. Great staff. Lovely, playful learning environment.”

“Both my daughter and son have attended this kindy and we've found the teachers and carers to strike a terrific balance between providing soothing care and encouraging independent discovery. They have gone to lengths to observe and nurture the specific interests of our children and there is a good number and diversity of carers who have each brought their own lovely and unique personality/perspective to our children's development. The kindergarten itself is dense with a wide range of enrichment areas both inside and out, with play areas including books, cars, figurines, dress ups, various mock up rooms including kitchen, along with a plethora of outside activities from sandpit and swings to a vegetable garden and bug hunting. The carers themselves clearly have a devotion to providing the best environment for our children's development and always present as a friction-free team that nurture each other as well as the kids. As probably most of the kids at Westmere Kindy will then go on to Westmere School, they also organise introductory days for late four year olds by walking the couple of hundred metres to the school and spending a few hours in the room they'll be occupying when they turn 5. In short, exactly the people and environment I'm happy to entrust my preschoolers to.”

“Loved this kindergarten, all the teachers are really careful and kind. My son loves going there”

“All my children and grandchildren went there and had good fun made a lot of friends. Teachers were excellent and always strive to go the extra mile. kindergarten Kept me well informed”

“Went to kindy here as a bubba. Not sure what it's like now but good, quiet, safe location. I remember having a blast all those years back”

“Absolutely amazing Kindy with fantastic facilities. All the kids love it here and it shows.”

“Mt Albert Kindergarten is a lovely kindy with kind and caring teachers. The outdoor area has lots of room and a huge sandpit.”

“Our son has been going here for almost a year now and he absolutely loves it. The large outdoor play area and lovely flow from the house to the garden is so lovely. The kaiako (teachers) are genuinely caring, experienced, and incredibly attentive to each child’s personality and needs. The learning environment is calm, nurturing, and full of opportunities to explore — both inside and in their beautiful outdoor area. We also love how much the kaiako have a wide variety of different and new activities, both indoor and outdoor, every day! The activities cater to the children’s individual interests (in our son’s case, water play, sand and trucks) while also piquing their interest in new things. The activities also encourage connection with nature and local culture. I really love how they do things to give the kids something to look forward to - snow days, bringing in the local fire truck, puppet shows, marae visits, as well as more practical safety education like what to do in an earthquake and personal safety/body awareness. The kindy has a real community feel — it’s not just a drop-off, it’s a place where families are part of something meaningful. There’s a whanau group and Storypark where we get regular updates and stories, it’s great for keeping the grandparents who are overseas involved in what my son gets up to. It’s also particularly special knowing this kindy has been around for over 100 years! A true treasure in Grey Lynn. Highly recommend to any parent looking for a kind, inclusive, and enriching early learning experience.”

“Amazing Kindergarten and teachers are wonderful! My daughter just love going there ! Highly recommended”

“Great experience. Awesome teachers. Highly recommend.”

“One of the absolute best kindergartens that I have had the joy of being a part of. As a mum of 5 with two rather picky girls in particular as well as nieces and nephews I've taken regularly to kindy, I've been through around 15 different kindergartens in Auckland - Hillsborough is only one of two that we will be sad to leave and will always recommend - staff are amazing and really were the difference between one of my kids making it through kindy then into school and me giving up and homeschooling. They have been so welcoming, warm and patient and I have enjoyed having two kids there over the last 2 years. Cannot recommend a kindergarten enough!”

“My child loves this place. Great teachers, variety and learning experiences.”

“I have found Waterview Kindy to be fantastic for my son. Such a calm, lovely centre, where there are excellent teacher to student ratios, they are well cared for, and it’s such a lovely place for the kids. Awesome activities put out each day for the children, long standing teachers who really care for the kids. Really rate it.”

“We adore Mission Bay Kindergarten. The most wonderful teachers and a beautiful large space for children to learn and play. My daughter loves it and I can see that all of the kids are happy.”

“Dropped my kids off here, haven't seen them since! Great service and lovely employees.”

“no means here just wana bump the review up”

“We can never thank Julie, the Principal of Epsom South enough for accommodating our nephew, who was almost classified as a special needs child. They transformed him into one gifted child in 3 months. No words to praise the skills, dedication, cultural competency of the teachers. Large outdoor play area, gardening for kids, creativity area, library, chickens and bird duty, the list will be endless.”

“I have nothing but positive comments about Onehunga Kindergarten. It is such a wonderful, nurturing environment for children to explore and grow. My daughters loved the large play space, the gardening which they could be heavily involved with, the woodwork was a real highlight and something they still talk of often. The staff are incredibly caring and really tune into each child's individual needs. Our youngest daughter created a bug hotel from idea and draft design to end product which really spiked her interest in creating things from scratch. What a special place Onehunga Kindergarten is, in a wonderful community.”

“Teachers are so lovely, been taking my daughter for random vistors while still finding the right time to enroll her. the teachers have been so nice & accommodating letting us hang out there”

“best thing about this kindergarten is that all the staff are very friendly and welcoming. whatever views or ideas you give will be respected and appreciated. I had done my teaching practicum there and I loved it. they respected my culture and values and implemented my ideas into their centre programme during planning. both the indoors and outdoors setup and environment is perfect. my deep acknowledgement to all the staff and of course the wonderful children for allowing me and accepting me as one of their team member during my teaching practicum.”

“Such an awesome kindergarten. From the experienced, knowledgable and caring teaching staff through to the expansive grounds, our kids have had an absolute ball. Highly recommended.”

“Fantastic staff and location here. Beautiful and spacious gardens that the children tend to, as well as great play equipment. Our children continues to enjoy wonderful and open relationships with the staff and former classmates.There is a grand and old tree in the middle, which really sets this kindy apart from so many small and cramped ECEs.”

“The best decision I made was taking my daughter out of her daycare and starting her at Favona Kindy. My mum enrolled her when she was born and a space only came up when she turned 3yrs, the waiting list is long. The teachers Sally, Joyce & Teena are the best and the reason my daughter loved attending, they are interactive with the kids in everything, they are caring and genuinely love playing and teaching the kids. Every term they had a at least one trip to Snowplanet; Zoo; Devonport using a bus, train and ferry boat; Motat or some where the kids were interested in. Monica would make lunches every day for $3 my daughter would get a sandwich, fruit, carrot & celery with hummus and 3-4 other choices these healthy food choices have continued on through Primary because she enjoys these foods now being a part of her daily eating habits. They recently upgraded their facilities and to top things off they received a 5yr Ero Report which is very rare. If you want your child to have an awesome preschool experience to lead into real school and where they are apart of a caring, supportive and nurturing environment then send your child to Favona Kindy. They deserve it!!”