Welcome to Karori Kids

Quality education and care within a family environment in the heart of the Karori community

About Us

Wellington's largest outdoor space

Our philosphy encourages our tamariki to be inspired, courageous, free exploring and adventurous risk takers who feel a sense of stability in their surroundings and have the opportunity to take time to escape to a quiet, comfortable, safe area.

Healthy Children

Nutrition is an important part of the values of Karori Kids. We have been awarded a Gold Standard Healthy Heart.

Curious Explorers

We focus on the 5 strands; Wellbeing, Belonging, Contribution, Communication and Exploration. 

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We work closely with parents to understand the expectations and priorities and this helps us to establish the identity of the centre.  We weave this into how we teach Te Whaariki. 

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We encourage and expand on our children's interests. 

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Our Vision

Our Centre's vision is to 'Provide quality education and care within a family environment in the heart of the Karori community'. This is underpinned by our mission 'To inspire courageous investigators within a secure, nurturing learning community'.

We consult with parents to make sure we tailor the Te Whaariki early childhood curriculum to capture the identity and priorities of the centre.

Healthy Heart Gold Award

We regularly change our menu and ensure we meet Healthy Heart requirements. 
We can cater to a range of dietary requirements (including vegetarian and halal).
We encourage our tamariki to be involved in understanding how our food is made, and where it comes from to broaden their connection to the wider world. 
We have our own vegetable garden and fruit trees, and our children look after our two chickens - Hen Solo and Princess Layer.

Active Kids

Our children are encouraged to be active and go on regular activities such as Gym Tots and Explorations.

Dietary Requirements

Speak to us about your childs dietary requirements. We cater for vegetarian, Halal and other options.

Green Fingers

We have our own garden and fruit trees and encourage the children to help us. This helps develop their Mana Whenua and understanding of how the world is connected.

Animal care

The children look after our two chickens - Princess Layer and Hen Solo.

Getting Ready for School

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds (four year-old programme)

We have a four year-old programme that operates four days a week MON-THURS 2:30-3 pm. The children work in small groups with a teacher, to not only further develop their basic literacy and numeracy skills but to also expand their general knowledge, introduce them to the wider world through fun projects and encourage them to share what they already know and expand on it . We also take the four year olds on school visits as a group, before their individual school visits, we find this hugely benefits with their transition to school.

We foster close relaionships with nearby local primary schools as part of our transitioning programme.  

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At our preschool and childcare centre we also have a three year old programme that operates on a Friday afternoon from 2:30pm-3pm. This encourages children to learn to listen, take turns, take part in discussions as well as encouraging social interaction.

Different resources are used to contribute to the children’s learning including supervised internet access, (e.g. watching the NASA space shuttle launch) the community, as well as inviting different organisations to speak to the children (e.g. SPCA and the Police).

If you would like to receive our handout about how we support children for school  please email the centre.

All fees go towards operating and improving the centre

Karori Kids Inc is a registered charity