Poppies Preschool Gardiners Road
About Poppies Preschool Gardiners Road
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 Poppies Preschool Gardiners Road, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Poppies Preschool Gardiners Road currently has a roll of 79 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (87% of the roll), alongside 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
“We have two children at Poppies. The team are so lovely and supportive and really made the transition to starting preschool as easy as possible for both our babies and us as parents. We know our children are well supported with all their needs and they have so much fun that it can be hard to get them to leave at the end of the day. The outdoor spaces were the biggest we found and our children love being surrounded by paddocks of animals.”
“Our 1 year old had been attending Poppies for 2 months now and we are really happy with our experience. The staff have all been fantastic as she (and we) have settled in to daycare life.”
“We are so grateful to have found Poppies. Our child has attended for almost four years and wouldn’t be the strong, independent and adventurous little guy he is today without the Poppies Team. The teachers are simply amazing and the place itself is such a cool learning environment. You can tell as soon as you walk in the children are thriving. I cannot speak highly enough of Poppies and will be very sad when it is time to go to school!”
“pretty good preschool Hi Mr Smit”
“Great pre School with great teachers. Out in the country with horses and other great animals. My kid loves it there.”
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