About our services
We offer dynamic teaching and learning environments with competent, confident tamariki, based on Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum.
The University of Auckland Early Childhood Services are owned and operated by the University, and are governed by the regulations set by the Ministry of Education and the requirements of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust, with reviews carried out regularly by the Education Review Office.
Each individual service has a Centre Leader, Kaiwhakahaere with responsibility for ensuring consistency and smooth operations.
We operate two service types:
- Early childhood centre/Early learning service
- Kōhanga Reo (Māori language nest)
The University is an equal opportunities employer committed to employing capable and caring people. Each of our centres has fully qualified educators and, at times, will have staff-in-training who will have professional supervision.
To have dynamic teaching teams working in strong positive learning environments the University has agreed to retain the target of 100% qualified staff and provide teacher-to-child ratios that are higher than the minimum standard set by the Ministry of Education.
Our vision
To be recognised nationally and internationally as “Centres of Excellence”, enabling optimum wellbeing and learning for infants, toddlers and young children.
Our mission
To establish learning communities that value tamariki as taonga, enabling ALL to achieve their full potential as confident and competent ākonga.
Our values
Manaaki
- whanaungatanga, protecting mana, social and cultural wellbeing
Learning
- enquiring, creative, passionate, inspirational
Service
- quality, sustainability, humility
Contact details
If you have any concerns or compliments about the service you or your child receives, you are welcome to contact the relevant Centre Leader, Kaiwhakahaere directly.
Services
- Hineteiwaiwa Te Kohanga Reo: hineteiwaiwa@auckland.ac.nz
- Symonds Street: symondstreet@auckland.ac.nz
- Te Ako o Te Tui: teako@auckland.ac.nz
- Te Tupu o Te Tōrea: tetupu@auckland.ac.nz
Further contact details for each of our services are listed on the relevant service webpage.
Register your interest
To register your interest in a service, please fill out our Early Childhood Services form linked below. Your details will be passed on to the Centre Leader, Kaiwhakahaere of the service you are interested in.
If you are a student at the University, you will require student ID, acceptance letters and/or course outline to enrol in one of our services. University staff will require valid staff ID and if newly hired, proof of employment.
Please note, we accommodate a small percentage of other community enrolments; all are welcome to apply.