Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura
About Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura
About Education & Care Service
Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura currently has a roll of 62 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
Asian tamariki are the largest group (49% of the roll), alongside european, māori, pacific, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“Creative Garden has truly become a second home for our daughter. We love that they have activities with the children every day - and believe this has made an impact on our daughter’s learning. Our daughter is always happy and well fed. The teachers are very communicative and welcoming. We also enjoy seeing the regular photo updates on Storypark each week. We rave about CG to all our friends & family. Thank you for being so awesome!”
“Great ELC. Highly recommended. I chose this centre because of the amazing staff/ kaiakos in the under 2yrs old room. I could see immediately that the care they give the children is quality and genuine. Staff encouraged transitional visits until I was comfortable. The centre is always clean. My child is always happy to attend. Great outdoor area for the babies with sandpit and covered deck, so they aren't stuck inside all day or sharing with the older kids. No screens in the under 2yrs room - Was a positive for me. The Kaiako's always set up fun new activities and I love that they do messy play activities even with the little ones.”
“My son has started going here and he is more than happy to go everyday. Teachers are soo lovely and everyday they take my child from me with open arms and a big real smile on their face. I feel so satisfied to see this. Environment is so friendly, hygienic and cool for kids. Thanks creative garden to look after our kids same as us. 🤗🤗”
“Personally creative garden is the best centre of all I have visited. After visiting 6 different day cares in the area since moving here. Our daughter has been in 2 daycares out of the 6 and immediately was pulled out 2 days later. We settled with creative garden for our daughter who is now almost 2 years old. And one thing that I’ve always been very adamant in finding a perfect day care for our daughter, is literally finding one that not only loves to get involved with the kids but also a day care that teaches educational learning & bonds with the children. At creative garden you can truly see how much that staff love to connect with the children and make it a safe place for them to grow & explore 💯. Our daughter loves her kaiakos & loves the fun activities she gets to experience every day with her peers. We also love getting weekly updates of our daughter & being able to witness her thrive in such an amazing day care! Definitely recommend 🙌🏽.”
“Creative Garden is the best Centre of all I have visited. What me and my husband love the most is how the teachers get involved with all kids and work as a team. They are friendly, you can see that they actually like the kids, they are not just there doing the job, but connecting with the kids. The manager is also very friendly, always smilling. :) And they are happy to accomodate our requests. Previous daycare was short staff, my son was not well look after and the manager was rude. I am so grateful for finding the Creative Garden. Love you all!”
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