Centre Details:
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-3:30pm including school holidays
We typically take a 2 week break over the Christmas season.
Phone: 07-825 9908
Email: centremanager@tepahupreschool.co.nz (enrollments or general queries) or committee@tepahupreschool.co.nz (governance queries)
Address: 731 Te Pahu Road, Hamilton, NZ
Enrollment Fees
Our fees are currently $15 per day for children age 3-6 years, and $20 per day for children aged 2-3 years. We have a minimum of 3 days enrollment.
Heart of Te Pahu
Our fantastic Preschool is in the heart of our wonderful rural community. Overlooked by Mount Pirongia, we offer a small, friendly early childhood service to Te Pahu, Whatawhata, Pirongia, and the wider community.
Feels like home
Our passionate teachers (kaiako) provide the children (tamariki) and family (whānau) with support and respect. We are constantly innovating, with new ideas and research inspiring our teachers (kaiako). Have a read about what makes Te Pahu Preschool a wonderful place for your children and family.
Playing in nature
All our children are active gardeners and we encourage them to nurture our vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, and herb garden.
Our preschool tamariki regularly do Forest Schooling where they spend the day visiting the Kaniwhaniwha stream and exploring the forest at its banks.
Handpicked and natural resources
The rolling Pirongia hills are the perfect backdrop for our fantastic outdoor play area. Our centre features high quality play equipment and a diverse range of hand-selected natural resources. Complete with comfy couches and cosy rugs, our fun and playful aesthetic will put your children at ease.
Inspired by and immersed in nature
Completely enclosed and generous in size, it is the perfect place for outdoor play, open-ended exploration and self-discovery. Our bright and beautiful activity room flows out onto our large covered courtyard, giving all our tamariki the chance to interact, learn and grow together.
A place that feels right
Inside and out, Te Pahu Preschool is a place where children’s imagination is fostered, uninterrupted play is encouraged, and a lifelong love of learning begins.
If you are looking for your child’s home away from home in the Waipa, say hello to Te Pahu Preschool.
Top 5 Centre Benefits
- Excellent teacher to child ratios.
- Large natural outdoor environment.
- Multi-cultural diversity.
- Low fees and no hidden costs.
- Strong community involvement.
“Our second family”
The teachers at Te Pahu Preschool are so kind and caring and they have become like family to us. There’s such a lovely supportive community of parents too – everyone jumps in to lend a hand!
Natalie
“Awesome place for children”
Te Pahu Preschool is an awesome place for children. I love that it has a real rural outdoor feel. It is set in such a beautiful place, we are so lucky to call home. The teaching team is amazing as well.
Anna
“Love the community feel”
We love the friendly community feel and creative vibe at Preschool. The teachers all show a real interest in our kids as individuals. We’ve loved getting to know the local community through Preschool. It has really helped set up our kids for school.
Sarah
Thinking of enrolling?
Contact us by email or give us a call. We can answer any questions you have and let you know if we have availability for your child.
The best way to find out if we’re the right centre for you is by seeing it for yourself. Please come in for a visit, we’d love to meet you. If you want to read more about Te Pahu Preschool, please download our welcome handbook.
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