We recognise that every child is unique and has individual care and learning needs. Our team seek to work with you; the parent, guardian and/or whānau, to provide your child/ren with individual care and educational opportunities.
Dunsandel Childcare and Preschool
Welcome to Dunsandel Childcare and Preschool
Caring and experienced team
Our teaching team provide individual care and learning opportunities for your children and are qualified or near qualified early childhood teachers. We are privately owned and managed by experienced members of the community.
Small group sizes
We provide 3 dedicated areas for children to ensure small group sizes are maintained.
- Kiwi – maximum 8 infants (8 weeks – 2 years)
- Kea – maximum 13 toddlers (2 – 4 years)
- Pukeko – maximum 23 young children (3½ – 5 years)
Children do have opportunities to interact and play with children within all 3 areas.
20 hours free ECE (early childhood education)
We offer families 20 Ministry of Education subsidised hours for your child/ren from their third birthday, until they start school.
Accessing 20 hours of free preschool ECE
Work and Income childcare subsidies
Dunsandel Childcare and Preschool is an approved service provider, enabling your family to access Work and Income childcare subsidies should you be eligible.
Blue Goose Dunsandel
Thank you so much for taking such great care of my daughter over the past 18 months. It has been so wonderful to see her relationships grow and develop with both the other children and the teachers. We are so sad to be finishing up but hopefully we’ll be back next year. Thanks again – you are a very special group of people.