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Whangaparāoa Kindergarten
29 Apr 2026
Creating thriving communities of empowered learners since 1954. Our kindergartens are inclusive, nurturing spaces with 100% qualified teachers delivering quality, affordable early childhood education.
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Rangitoto Kindergarten
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Great teachers, great environment! I have had three children go through Waimauku Kindergarten, all have had a wonderful experience and come out well prepared for school.
I honestly Love Albany Kindergarten, they are caring, loving and supportive! Always bringing everyone together with activities, communicating with parents and showing love and respect towards our children. My son has grown so much the past few months, learning so much including a new language (English).
What stands out most is how incredibly supportive and nurturing the teachers are. They truly see our daughter as a whole person — encouraging her confidence, creativity, independence, and social skills. Whenever I drop her off, I feel reassured knowing she is surrounded by such dedicated and caring educators.
We are so happy with this kindergarten! The teachers are wonderful, truly caring, and the facilities are excellent. My son has been attending since he was three years old, and thanks to the teachers’ amazing care and support, he was able to settle in smoothly. The teachers are always kind and supportive, and we’ve had such a positive experience here. I highly recommend this kindergarten and definitely suggest visiting if you’re considering it!
Warkworths only full publicly funded kindy. Its an original kindergarten of Warkworth run the traditional way with long service teachers who nurture and care with upmost sincerity. My two children who have been here from age 2-5years old are confident, secure and blossoming kids who have had an amazing start.
The confidence our son has developed during his time at kindy so far was on full display at the Matariki show and I’ve also noticed it in the way he talks about kindy and how he settles into his day every morning. This is a credit to the teachers and the hard work you do to ensure Jesse has felt a sense of belonging within the kindy. You work so hard to know and understand him. You allow him to move at his own pace but also gently and lovingly encourage him to step outside his comfort zone. You understand what makes him tick and what brings him joy. I feel so happy that we chose Stanmore Bay Kindergarten as Jesse’s ‘place’.
Very impressed with this centre, its teachers and management are just amazing, understand why there's such a long waiting list, they just go above and beyond and you know your kids are in good hands, thriving, and actually being supported in their learning.
I cannot express enough how grateful we are for the incredible experience our son had at Parakai Kindergarten. Over the past 2.5 years he has grown and flourished in ways we never imagined. The teachers are truly passionate and caring, always going above and beyond. We know that a huge part of our sons growth is thanks to the amazing team. We would pick this kindy EVERYTIME
The best place for children to learn, grow and develop social skills. All the staff are AMAZING to say the least. My boys have loved their time there. One more to attend when at the right age. We have been to other daycare’s and Early Learning Centres, but Rangitoto Kindy is the best. So happy my boys have been there.
Excellent kindy, fabulous teachers, great outdoor play areas and equipment. Both our boys went through and still have such fond memories of their time there. Loved it !
We have truly valued the warm and welcoming environment at Glamorgan Kindy. Everyone there has been incredibly friendly, and it feels like home.
