Nelson Tasman Kindergartens

10/09/2026

🎨 100 years of kindergarten, Celebrated through Art!

To celebrate the centenary of kindergarten in New Zealand, New Zealand Kindergartens invited kindergartens around the country to create artwork reflecting what kindergarten means to their communities.

Four of our kindergartens took part, with our winning artwork from Waimea Kindergarten now residing at Government House in Wellington!❤️

Take a closer look at all four artworks and the stories behind them.

https://www.nelsontasmankindergartens.com/news/100-years-of-kindergarten-celebrated-through-art

Discover the four artworks created by Nelson Tasman Kindergartens to celebrate 100 years of kindergarten in Aotearoa, including Waimea Kindergarten’s winning artwork presented at Government House in Wellington.

08/09/2026

🌿 Come and chat with us at the Nelson Parent and Child Expo this Saturday! 🎈

Our fantastic kaiako will be there to have a chat, answer any questions you might have about Nelson Tasman Kindergartens, and we’d love to see you! Come and say hi at our stand 👋

📍 Founders Park
📅 Saturday 12 September
⏰ 10am–4pm

04/09/2026

🌺 Mālō e lelei!
Take a look at how Motueka Kindergarten celebrated Tongan Language Week - a lovely week of learning, culture and connection. ❤️
Read all about it here👇
https://www.nelsontasmankindergartens.com/news/celebrating-tongan-language-week-at-motueka-kindergarten

Motueka Kindergarten celebrates Tongan Language Week through music, language, stories, games, food and cultural activities, creating opportunities for learning and connection.

30/08/2026

🌿 We’re hiring! - Senior Education Advisor

Are you an experienced ECE professional who is passionate about supporting kaiako, strengthening teaching practice and helping create great outcomes for tamariki?

Nelson Tasman Kindergartens is looking for a Senior Education Advisor to join our team. This is an opportunity to use your knowledge and experience to support our kindergartens, mentor and inspire kaiako, and help shape high-quality teaching and learning across our organisation.

If you’re ready for a new challenge and want to make a difference across our kindergartens, we’d love to hear from you. 💚

👉 View the full position description and apply here
https://www.nelsontasmankindergartens.com/work-with-us/senior-education-adviser

Join Nelson Tasman Kindergartens as a Senior Education Adviser and help shape the future of kindergarten education. Lead, mentor and inspire kaiako while supporting high-quality teaching, learning and practice across our kindergartens.

27/08/2026

A huge thanks to the boys at Nelson College for their mahi in creating another whare for our kindergartens! 💚🏠

This one is now installed at Tāhunanui Kindergarten and is already adding another special space for our tamariki to play, explore and imagine. 🌿

We really appreciate the time, effort and care that went into creating it. Ngā mihi nui! 👏

24/08/2026

🤔❓ Have a question about kindergarten?

Choosing the right kindergarten for your tamaiti can come with plenty of questions - and are here to help answer them all.

Our FAQ page brings together answers to some of the questions we hear most often from whānau, including:

🌿 When can my tamaiti start?
⏰ What are the opening hours?
💰 How do the 20 Hours ECE and 30 free hours work?
🎒 What do we need to bring?
🧸 Does my tamaiti need to be toilet trained?
😴 What if they still need a nap?
👩‍🏫 What qualifications do your kaiako have?
📸 What happens to photos?

And plenty more.

Take a look at our FAQs here: www.nelsontasmankindergartens.com/faqs

If you still can't find what you're looking for, get in touch - we are here to help. 💛

21/08/2026

Everyday routines are full of opportunities to connect, talk and listen with your tamariki. 💚
We’re pleased to share these simple, practical ideas from Talk With Children to help whānau make the most of those everyday moments.

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20/08/2026

We have spaces available at Birchwood Kindergarten! 🌿💚

Looking for a warm, welcoming place for your tamaiti to learn, play and belong? Birchwood Kindergarten offers a fun, supportive environment where tamariki can explore, make friends, build confidence and learn through play.

Spaces are available now – enrol today!

👉 Find out more and start your enrolment: www.nelsontasmankindergartens.com/birchwood-kindergarten

20/08/2026

What a lovely addition to the Nelson Central Waimārama Kindergarten whānau! 🐑💚

Welcome, Peanut and Coconut — we can’t wait to see the learning, caring and connection that grows alongside you.


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🐑🌿 Meet Peanut & Coconut! 🌿🐑

We have some very exciting news from Waimārama — our kindergarten whānau is getting two very special new members!

Please welcome Peanut and Coconut, our gorgeous new lambs. 🥰 They will soon be coming to live on Prickle Mountain, right beside kindergarten, but for now they are staying up at John and Jude’s house while they grow a little bigger and get to know us.

Most days, we have been making the hīkoi up to visit them, taking turns giving them their bottle of milk and spending time gently talking to, patting and caring for them. It has been lovely watching the tamariki learn how to approach them calmly, be gentle, notice their needs and build trust. There has been plenty of excitement too — those little tails certainly know when the milk is coming! 😂

Our lambs are also giving us a wonderful opportunity to revisit what it means to be kaitiaki. Through caring for Peanut and Coconut, our tamariki are developing an understanding that being a kaitiaki means looking after the creatures and environments around us with manaakitanga, aroha and respect.

Our resident sheep, Cupcake and Fluffy, have been a much-loved part of our kindergarten whānau and have taught us so much along the way. They will soon be moving on to greener pastures and a new chapter, and we are very grateful for all the wonderful memories and learning they have given us. 💚

We can't wait for Peanut and Coconut to make their big move down to Prickle Mountain and become part of everyday kindergarten life.

There is already plenty of excitement about our newest friends — and we have a feeling there will be lots more learning, caring and ako to come! 🐑🌱

Nau mai, Peanut rāua ko Coconut!
Welcome to the Waimārama whānau! ❤️

13/08/2026

Is kindergarten really free? 👀
We get asked this a lot! The short answer is yes - and there’s no catch. 💚

Find out how our up to 30 hours of free kindergarten works, including how we provide free hours from age 2. 👇

https://www.nelsontasmankindergartens.com/news/is-kindergarten-really-free

Is kindergarten really free? Find out how you can access up to 30 hours of free kindergarten each week at Nelson Tasman Kindergartens.