Options Available to Parents for Childcare

There are over 460 Kōhanga Reo throughout Aotearoa so chances are you will find one in your area. You will find the welcome mat is

See what it’s like and what happens within some different licensed early childhood service options in New Zealand/Aotearoa. When choosing an early childhood education and

Community-based early childhood centres are ones that are registered as Incorporated Societies.  They may be run by a group of parents, a charitable organisation, a

Many parents who need flexibility in hours with their childcare employ a nanny themself or go through a home-based agency for a nanny. Parents can

Home-based ECE involves people caring for children in a home environment (either their home or the child’s home), who have signed up to a government

When childcare isn’t available, or because you can and it saves money, taking your child to work with you is something you could consider doing.

Shared childcare with another family can work beautifully both for children and for parents. Children get to do normal family things, like shopping or going

Playcentre provides parents with often much needed community support and friendship, while children are also experiencing an educative benefit. Parents meet other parents and the

In almost every suburb in NZ there is at least one kindergarten run by a kindergarten association. What is a kindergarten? Kindergartens are defined as