Children's entertainment center in Upper Hutt

“We are more to a satisfied with the daycare. Our both children, the older son nearly 4 years and the little girl about a year old are attending the daycare daily. We love seeing laugh on our children faces when we go to pick them up. All the care givers are amazing. Their food is amazing. Clean and tidy place which is great for our children growth. My older son is learning many good things in daycare that we get surprised with. Overall, we got the best place for our kids.”

“A wonderful childcare provider in Silverstream Upper Hutt. The key focus at Children First is to provide a safe and friendly environment so pre- school children can learn. Children first do this very well with excellent staff who really care about their students' outcomes. All meals are provided and are healthy to provide a balanced morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea”

“I would like to say again what a wonderful place our twins visit every day. There is an ecological, harmless environment both inside the classroom and outside. We are delighted with the amazing variety of materials, toys, and pictures that are so interesting for children of their age. All of these promote the curiosity and imagination of our kids. They can touch, use, and play with everything, conducting different experiments with some of the items. I am amazed by the engaging activities offered to the children, such as painting with and without a paintbrush, dressing up, science experiments, Olympic games, and pretend play. For example, today you can be a caring mother for your doll, and tomorrow you might participate in a scientific experiment. One of the wonderful traditions of the center is visiting various public places where adults work, such as libraries and ambulance stations. These excursions are extremely exciting for the children, broadening their horizons and helping them understand how life around them is organized. I especially want to highlight the teachers, Gitika and Jaimee, to whom my children are very attached! I see their caring and attentive glances directed at our kids. I feel how these specialists, with great love for each child, manage and organize all activities, using their knowledge of child psychology at this age. I feel how they create an environment and activities that help develop each child’s abilities. These kind ladies carefully monitor the development of each child and sincerely rejoice in their successes. From time to time, we receive reports about our children's lives and achievements. These include wonderful photos of our beloved children during their activities, accompanied by warm words of joy, heartfelt admiration, support, and inspiration. It is incredibly touching that these letters are addressed to the child! This is a brilliant idea! We will save all the letters and read and reread them with our children! A big thank you to our administrators, Liz and Nakita, who notify us in advance and politely remind us so that we, the parents, don’t forget things in the daily rush. Our cook, Liz, does an incredible job preparing hot, delicious, and healthy breakfasts and lunches for the children, and we are very grateful to her for this! Thank you so much for your love and care for our children. This is the best place for them, truly a gem in the heart of our city!”

“Came in a while ago and was having trouble with an item I couldn't find. Went to the counter and David was an absolute legend. Located the item in another Warehouse within seconds and went the extra mile to help out. Now everytime I'm having trouble I look for David as he's super on point everytime!”

“Sending my two daughters to Best Start Totara was one of the best decisions we made. Thank you for taking care of Gwen and Solana, helping them progress, and building their confidence. Thanks to all of the staff: the office, receptionist, cook, and teachers. You guys are amazing. I will definitely recommend you to all of my friends.”

“Wonderful space with 2 exhibitions on the ground floor. Entry by donation. The receptionist was very helpful, telling us the rules of entry and provided a brochure with information on the exhibits. Photos were allowed in the Pop Garden light show, but not in the portrait section. A small shop had some reasonably priced items for locals and tourists. The cafe was extremely busy.”

“Great place to go out with family and friends.”

“children attended good atmosohere”

“The best childcare centre in Upper Hutt run by a charitable trust (so not for profit) teacher to child ratio is above minimum required.”

“Could not recommend Heretaunga daycare centre enough!!! When I was employed after maternity leave at short notice, we needed a daycare urgently for our son. I reached out to Heretaunga and they were so warm and welcoming and willing to take my son at just a few weeks notice. Now a year on, we love the centre and all the teachers that make it such a great place. 5 stars easy ⭐️”

“Our son spent 3 years at Childhood Concepts Upper Hutt. He loved his time there. The teachers are wonderful, kind and caring. We highly recommend this daycare!”

“I couldn’t speak more highly of this centre. There is absolutely no other centre quite like this one and you are quick to realise this upon spending welcomed time there. The kids here get the opportunity to go on bus rides, make trips to the local super market to purchase foods to complement the food they have grown, learnt and hand picked in their own garden, they go on bike rides, learn about things that are important and current to our world, the list goes on and on. My daughters development is growing at a rapid rate and I honestly wish I could take all the credit for it but I know the large majority stems from P2. The teachers all know how to care, extend, and most importantly understand what works best for her. I believe that her needs would get lost in a bigger centre so it’s nice that numbers are kept low here. P2 is not just an early childhood centre, it’s a family where everyone is accepted and embraced, family’s are connected together, relationships are built and successes are celebrated. When our time here is up, we will walk away with some life long friends and connections. I am so thankful that my daughter gets to experience care like this. Again, I could not recommend this centre any more.”

“Wonderful centre ! Really caring teachers and staff. We love the community at MS. A home away from home for my wee ones.”

“We love Kidlywinks. Our daughter has been going since she was 10 months old and she has had a great learning experience so far. With a fully integrated space (0-5 not separated) she has been able to form close bonds and learn with children her own age as well as from those that are older than her. The Kaiako have all been amazing, taking a genuine interest in each child. We enjoy being able to talk to all of them about our daughter. The activities she gets to participate in are always carefully designed with the kids development and interests in mind. She loves year round outdoor play and we enjoy the pictures/videos of her jumping in puddles, exploring the environment in her wet weather gear. Definitely recommend taking a look if you're after a caring family friendly daycare.”

“Our kids have just thrived at Smiley faces. They are an incredible centre who really take the time to understand each child.”