BestStart Waihopai Kindy
BestStart Waihopai Kindy is situated in the central city and just across the road from beautiful Queens Park. We are a unique kindy model, a mixed age setting catering for children aged 2 to 5 years old. Come and visit our spacious home like centre, and see all of the awesome learning experiences and environments we have to offer. We're open throughout the year, only closing on public holidays.
Embracing Uniqueness - awhi tūhāhā
BestStart Waihopai Kindy is a childcare centre with heart, offering a kindy model that allows children to thrive in a creative and fun environment.
Our centre is a tight-knit community where our quality teachers offer unique, fun, experiences on a daily basis. We foster strong relationships between teachers and children. We are a community of different cultures and take every opportunity to celebrate these through different events, learning opportunities and the community relationships we build.
We have a wide variety of good quality resources available for the children, ensuring that they have something to engage them in high quality activity at all times.
We have full day or half day sessions or choose hours that suit you, we are open from 8.00am - 4.30pm, Monday - Friday including school holidays.
What you can expect from our centre:
- To be valued and for you and your child to build strong relationships with our teaching team
- All cultures will be embraced, supported and celebrated
- Support a strong foundation for children to thrive at school
- High quality teachers who engage children every step of the way
- A lovely outdoor playground that allows children to explore and discover at their own pace
We would love to meet you and your child, come in and see what’s inside.
For more information about the specific fees for your centre, please contact us directly (03) 929 6109 / waihopai.kindy@best-start.org. You might be eligible for support paying their childcare fees. For more information click here.
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