Best Pre-school Education Schools Auckland Near Me

4worldlovers: We would like to welcome you and your child to City Preschool. We are a privately owned small boutique childcare centre licensed for 25 children, on Auckland’s city fringe. We are located in the heart of Newton on Upper Queen Street.

The Preschool is conveniently situated just off the North Western Motorway and right off Symonds Street exit on a quiet street, that is easily accessible from main roads and is in close proximity of local suburbs Eden Terrace and Grafton.

We have a passionate and experienced teaching team that strive to promote meaningful learning experiences that inspire children to grow and develop into confident unique individuals, that are empowered to explore and discover the magic and wonder in the world around them.

Here at City Preschool we have a primary care giving system in place for our infants and toddlers. Where your child has the opportunity to build strong and meaningful relationships with a teacher they feel comfortable with. This is possible due to our low teacher to child ratio’s.

4worldlovers: Such an amazing early childcare kindergarten. Lovely teachers / people, and their large outdoor play area is unbeatable compared to any other preschool in the surrounding area. All the staff and center director Kelly are extremely supportive and accommodating. Love sending my son to a safe, caring and learning environment! We love seeing the daily updates and photos sent to us from the daycare, seeing him thrive in a nurturing environment with the other kids, and wonderful ladies in the Piwakawaka room. I highly recommend Little Pohutukawa preschool!


Our preschool's large open plan indoor space is light and sun-filled with plenty of resources for the children to explore and places to learn. The fabulous outside playground areas offer a number of wonderful experiences, including a nature walk among our native tree walkway and two amazing sandpits for creative construction. Little Pohutukawa Preschool really is the perfect place for discovering and learning both inside and out.

Our experienced team of professional Early Childhood Educators strive to ensure each and every child at Little Pohutukawa loves their time at preschool and has their individual needs met with love, patience and understanding. Our teachers encourage children to think for themselves, make decisions and work towards their own solutions, by expressing their own ideas and feelings.

We work together closely with parents and families to ensure all of our children are happy, healthy and fulfilling their absolute potential for learning. We feel it is a privilege to play such an important part in nurturing and guiding your children through their preschool years and we genuinely love what we do.

4worldlovers: We offer a creative and fulfilling learning environment for our 0-6 year old children.

Children learn at their own individual pace and create their own day from hundreds of possibilities.

Your child will experience various activities each day at preschool including Montessori lessons, play, art and more.

St John's Montessori was founded with the purpose of offering children a beautiful space supporting their natural development.​

4worldlovers: We invite you to come forward and be part of something that is special

Smart Start Montessori is a vibrant, nurturing and welcoming Montessori preschool for 2–6-year-olds. Our preschool is located at 99 Grange Rd, Mt Eden, just a short drive from Epsom, Balmoral, One Tree Hill, Onehunga, Morningside, Sandringham, Remuera, New Market, Mt Albert, Blockhouse Bay, Mt Roskill, Hillsborough, Kingsland, Newton and Grey Lynn.

Our inclusive preschool adheres to the holistic principles of Maria Montessori and Te Whariki, New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum, fostering a love of learning in all tamariki, with individual tailor-made learning for each child.

Smart Start Montessori had its humble beginnings over 35 years ago, in Elizabeth Abbott’s living room. Since then, it has evolved into a modern purpose-built early childhood centre operating a full-day specialised preschool programme from 9am-4pm. We also offer before care (8.30am-9am) and aftercare (4pm-5pm). Our centre is licensed for 40 children in which we accommodate two light filled spacious rooms of 20 mixed age children from 2 to 6 years old, to create a calm and nurturing learning environment, a home away from home for our tamariki.

Our peaceful learning environment is managed by a long serving team of highly experienced, qualified and registered Montessori teachers, providing a prepared stable learning environment and fostering a sense of belonging.

Our holistic program aims to develop a love of learning in each child, where every child is guided to reach their full potential and empowered as competent and confident learners and communicators for life.

Is child focused, encouraging respect and independence and developing children’s sense of identity and self-worth

Provides a calm prepared environment enabling children to maintain focus and develop their concentration, self-initiate, problem solve and organise themselves through working with self-chosen activities. These skills generate engaged learners with a positive and confident approach to life-long learning

Provides an expansive range of educational kinaesthetic activities that meet the learning and developmental needs of each child while extending and challenging their capabilities. Through reviews, reflection, and professional development, we always strive to enhance our practice.

Acknowledges and celebrates each child’s prior learning, and extends and enhances each child’s strengths and interests, at their own pace.

Intends to create independent learners, by building children’s confidence and self esteem and guiding each child with the necessary skills for all life experiences.

4worldlovers:
Our aim at Westminster Christian School is to create a unique and enriching environment for all children, enabling them to reach their potential and preparing them to use their God given talents in a responsible way. Through the Spirit of God, we educate the children of Christian parents for time and eternity by providing a Christ-centred academic curriculum founded on a Biblical World View.

Our school is set on a sunny, 2 ½ hectare site in Albany, on Auckland’s North Shore. Our clean environment and well-established trees provide a peaceful backdrop to modern buildings, classrooms and playgrounds.

“Westminster School helps me learn about Jesus and how to honour Him with my life. I like learning about the stories in the Old Testament and how God never gave up on His chosen people.”

“The teachers at Westminster really care about us. They teach us lots of interesting things about science, technology and computers, which are my favourite things.”

“My school has lots of outdoor space to run around and an adventure playground that is great fun to climb on. I like having small classes too because then we get more time with our teachers.”

4worldlovers: Our purpose built environment is a philosophy focused centre that fosters a love of learning in all tamariki. We operate a full-day childcare programme from 8:00am to 4:15pm. Our centre is licensed for 50 children in which we accommodate two rooms and provide a high teacher child ratio. Our first room is set up purposefully as an induction to Montessori preschool for children aged 2 to 3 years, allowing children to learn the principles of Montessori and be well prepared for engaging in our Montessori curriculum. The second room at our Grey Lynn childcare is for children aged 3 to 6 years, this room is a fully equipped Montessori environment, led by experienced and long serving Montessori teachers.

Our calm and nurturing environment is managed by a team of highly experienced day care teachers, providing a stable learning environment, which fosters their sense of belonging. We incorporate a diverse range of enriching early learning opportunities tailored to each child’s innate interests and abilities.

At Grey Lynn Montessori, our childcare teachers are passionate about promoting tailor made learning for each individual child

Grey Lynn Montessori Preschool adheres to the broad principles of Maria Montessori and Te-Whāriki, New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum.

Our daycare centre’s holistic programme is designed to help every child reach their full potential and empower them as confident and competent life-long learners.

Is child-focused and encourages self-reliance, develops children’s sense of self-worth and identity

Aims to create independent learners for the future; by building children’s confidence and self-esteem, equipping them with the necessary skills for all social and educational experiences in life.

Acknowledges children’s strengths and interests, and enables children to maintain focus and develop their concentration through working with activities of their choice, as well as instilling intrinsic motivation for a love of learning.

Provides opportunities for children’s skills and knowledge to be extended, according to their individual needs and abilities.

Recognises the importance of the intimate relationships required between the home and the daycare centre environments.

4worldlovers: Aranui Montessori is a private preschool that offers a high standard of specialised care and quality education that is deeply rooted in Montessori teachings, practices and philosophies.

Our goal at Aranui is to provide a stimulating platform that enables independent development by nurturing intelligence, curiosity and imagination whilst ensuring the well-being of all children in our care.