Red Kite Preschool is centrally located in Epsom Auckland and my two children attend. When I…read morecollect them each day they are animated and happy. The teaching staff is 100% qualified and children's individual interests are valued and built-on. My children have positive and nurturing relationships with their teachers. I would highly recommend Red Kite Preschool for your children.

From the owner: Red Kite is a happy, welcoming preschool with committed and well qualified teaching staff. We…read moreoffer your child quality care in a safe, warm and supportive environment, with teacher ratios well above industry norms. Our playgrounds are large so that children can enjoy plenty of age-appropriate opportunities for play. Timetable options are flexible, and we can accommodate part time attendance from as little as 9hrs per week.

My kids went here for over two years and I have friends with wee ones still attending. It's a…read morepurpose-built childcare centre with all the mod cons and they recently extended by taking over the entire site next door and doubling their size. It's a big move to send your poppets off to daycare but Little Wonders makes the transition easier. There is a real family feel to the place and the staff seem to really enjoy being with the kids which makes a big difference. There's a cook to cook healthy lunch every day so you don't have the morning drama of sorting out the lunchbox. They get to do all those activities that you don't want them doing at home like play dough, water play, messy painting, cooking and more. I'm not sure where the fees are at these days but whatever they are it's probably worth it.

My daughter only got to spend one term here as our circumstances changed and the short sessions…read morewere no longer possible. It was such a shame because it's a lovely kindy and she made some really good friends. Many of those friends went on to the same primary school as her which was a real bonus in terms of making her feel more secure and confident when she started school. When I was researching the public kindergartens available in my area, Lady Cobham was by far the best with wonderful caring teachers and a great community network of parents. The downside of course with any public preschool is that it feels like you just dropped them off before you have to go back and pick them up again as sessions are either morning or afternoon. Also, most people with preschoolers will know there are lengthy waiting lists but as long as you are ON the waiting list, the oldest children take priority, hopefully giving all the kids at least a couple of terms before they turn 5. Kindies are a great option if you can make the timings work with your routine and Lady Cobham is one of the best.

My eldest went to Epsom South Kindergarten (formerly known as Lady Cobham) and my youngest is on…read morethe waiting list to attend. Although we now live outside the local area, it was and is easily the best kindy I have visited. The staff there are supportive and welcome all cultures with open arms. I really enjoyed all the celebrations shared with the kindy community (children and families) and they have a great open door policy with parents wanting to help out.

Best Staff and childcare centre. Everyone is so caring and feel like everyday my son is learning…read moresomething new. Highly Recommended.

From the owner: Child Care and Education from birth until school. We have all qualified staff with good ratios in…read moreeach of the Babies, Toddlers and Preschool areas. Fresh meals are cooked every day.

My 1 year old daughter goes to this centre and she loves it. She is so lucky, it is like home away…read morefrom home. The women there are like second mothers/grandmothers to her. It is almost one on one care with their 1 adult to 3 children ratio. I would definitely recommend it.

I've had an unusual experience trying to enrol my son here because I am a student at AUT and it…read morewould obviously be super handy to have him at the campus daycare! I've been for a few visits and the place is great - clean and heaps of facilities and the teachers are actively involved with the children, who all seemed like they were having fun. I have had great communication from the manager there about my prospective enrolment. I would give it a 5 star rating if I was actually able to enrol there, but since they were very inflexible about their 2 day minimum policy, I was turned away and told to 'find somewhere else that better suited my needs'. Where else better suits than on campus??! I have 1 daytime class at uni and the rest of my classes are at night when the daycare is closed, so I only wanted to enrol for one day. They would rather have no enrolment than only one day. I was very disappointed.