Educational organization in Napier

“Dee and the team, best people. Thank you so much for your patience with my daughter. So grateful”

“All my nieces and nephews have come here and now my baby is here. The best kindergarten ever kaiako are amazing with the children and my daughter absolutely loves it here.”

“Great early childcare centre. Our son loves the place and always a great atmosphere.”

“Lovely little school. Amazing teachers. Probably the school with the best view in the country!”

“We recently moved to Napier and visited practically all the daycares/baby rooms across Napier and Taradale for our 19-month-old girl. Best Starts Napier came out on top by a mile. The centre has plenty of shaded outdoor space. The outdoor and indoor areas are well-decorated with lots of activities such as water play, wooden toys, and even animals (birds and guinea pigs) to keep the little ones entertained throughout the day. The staff are wonderful, warm, kind, and professional. They provide an individual learning journey and give weekly updates with pictures and often little stories through the Story Park app. We highly recommend the centre.”

“Mayfair Kindy has caring and competent teachers and a real community vibe to it. The learning environment at Mayfair is driven by the kids interests and no two days are alike. As a parent of Mayfair Kindy, off and on, for the last 14 years I cannot recommend Mayfair Kindergarten highly enough.”

“They do so much for the disabled”

“The best daycare so far. My 2 year old went to two other places before this one and even tho it’s more expensive. It’s worth the money. The staff are very good with the kids. Never had any issues. My child enjoyed the 2 year old room and when I moved place due to turning 3 she wanted to go back there. As far as supervision goes it was a 10/10 in her room. Not sure about the 3 -4 year old room as It’s alot bigger so from what I saw adult supervision wasn’t that good and alot more kids which is why we left but it’s like that everywhere- alot of kids. Great staff, very friendly and cater to your needs 10/10. Also never saw any badly behaved kids. They were all well behaved. Better than previous daycares.”

“Nothing but thanks and appreciation for these ladies and all they did for my little family. Great for babies and getting ready for big kid school. Miss them so much. Only changed as moved town, we had 3 happy years with them.”

“Excellent school, great teachers and awesome learning environment.”

“Great experience!! This was our first helicopter flight. Shawn is a great pilot and made our day. Don't hesitate to do this if you are on a cruise as he picks you up and brings you back to town.”

“My youngest child began school at Onekawa at age 5. He is "high functioning Autistic". Within 3 weeks, he went from knowing most of the alphabet, to being able to read pretty well. He also became highly accurate in maths. He gained a great deal of self-confidence from the excellent positive reinforcement given from teachers and aides. He also learned to swim!! All this in only 3 months experience! We had to return to the United States (where we are from) due to not being able to secure long-term work. The US public schools have been a great disappointment in comparison.”

“Amazing teaching staff and great resources !!!!”

“Both of my babies attend Busy Bees Hastings, and I couldn’t be happier with this place! My children go to school very happily and enjoy spending time with their lovely aunties and friends. At first, my youngest was very shy and not familiar with the culture since we are far from our home country. But she was never isolated, the teachers treated her just the same as every other child, with love and care. Now she has become so courageous and active, and it makes us so proud to see her confidence growing. Almost every day, my children bring home beautiful artworks and paintings, which they are excited to show us. I truly recommend Busy Bees Hastings 100% to anyone looking for a warm, supportive, and creative environment for their children”

“Went there for 6 years loved it I learnt a lot of things in life so all my go's to this school”

“Loving and nurturing environment for children.”

“Went here as a kid. Don't remember much about it, but I remember it being really good.”

“Love it there and my son really enjoys it. Playcentre got all the tools and educational toys, books, playdough, sanpit, playgrounds etc. And you get to be the one educating and playing with your child as per motto 'Parents are the best teacher'. Everyone there is friendly and helpful.”

“My daughter has thrived under the care and guidance of the kaiako and kaiawhina here at Little Wonders. She has been in since she was 11months and well prepaired to head off to school very soon. Can not recommend this center enough.”

“We have sent both of our boys through Te Mata Kindergarten and both times we have had truly wonderful experiences. The kindy is so beautifully equiped and the staff are so dedicated. It made our transition to Te Mata School a breeze as the kindy has regular visits from the new entrance teacher as well as continuity of friendships with most kindy friends transitioning through also.”