City Kids Childcare Centre

“From the very first visit, we felt a sense of belonging and trust. What could have been a daunting transition was made smooth and full of aroha by the incredible teachers and staff. City Kids has been our village — nurturing, guiding, and celebrating our boys every step of the way. The care, the community, the celebrations of culture, the encouragement of creativity and confidence — every part of this journey has been a gift. To any parents or whānau considering City Kids: I cannot recommend this centre enough. If you have the opportunity to send your children here, take it. They are everything you’d hope for in early childhood education — caring, dedicated, inclusive, and genuinely impressive. We leave with full hearts and deep gratitude for the foundation City Kids has provided.”

“My kiddo has loved being at City Kids for the last two and a half years, and I’ve been so happy with our experience here. The teachers are wonderful - caring and communicative, and they build a great group vibe while (somehow!) keeping track of each kid’s learning trajectory and emotional wellbeing. I’ve been so impressed with how they’ve nurtured my son’s interests, and also spotted things where he needed a bit of support and worked on those with him. They’re great about finding ways to incorporate our culture into things too, and I’ve seen them do the same with the many other children who, like us, have family in other parts of the world - it’s a been a very international bunch! I also really appreciated how proactive the team is about setting up activities, both at the centre and also heading out the door and exploring the city. At our two previous daycares outings were really rare, but I don’t think a week has gone by here where my son hasn’t been out on some kind of group adventure, ranging from little walks to the local park to bus rides right across town. It has given him lots of confidence. We will miss City Kids and all the friends he’s made now that he’s starting big kid school - can’t recommend it highly enough!”

“My son started at City Kids for just 2.5 month given the situation, we have had such good experience overall. The teachers are amazing and contributed their best for his growth & development, they got to know him quickly and encouraged him wherever necessary. We were listening only the good stuff from our son about city kids and felt it ourselves as well. we had an memorable time/connection with City kids even though it was for a very short while.”

“My son started at City Kids at 2 years old, and even though he is our 4th child in childcare, we have never been happier with a preschool. The teachers are actual treasures, they got to know him quickly and are so adaptable to his needs, rather than what is easiest for them. Along with the amazing teachers, City Kids provides quality, thoughtful resources, delicious healthy meals and takes the children on awesome adventures around the city! Most importantly, our son loves preschool and all of his teachers and friends.”

“My son has been attending City Kids for just over a year and we have been really impressed. The ratio of children to teachers is great and the mix of all the ages together seems to work really well. The snapshots that we get through Storypark show the range of activities he gets up to and my son really enjoys it. The quality of the teaching also really stands out and seems better and more involved than at his previous daycare in the UK.”