    Wellington Kindergartens is governed by an elected board of parents, whanau and staff representatives
      and is responsible for over 60 Kindergartens in the Wellington region from Levin through to Seatoun,
       Petone and Eastbourne. Being a Not for Profit organisation, we are able to focus solely on creating
                               the best environment, programme and opportunites for our children.
           We aim to provide a high quality,affordable service for all families and their communities.

Te manu e kai te miro nōna te ngahere. Te tamaiti e kai te mātauranga nōna te ao.
"The bird who feeds on the miro has the forest. The child who feeds on education has the world."

Celebrating the good stuff - Toru Fetu

06-Dec-2011

Appreciating the good things our teachers and Kindergartens are doing . Here is a note from the..

One of New Zealand’s longest serving teachers retires at 80 years young.

18-Nov-2011

Recently one of New Zealands longest serving teachers retired. At the age of 80, Pat Hubbard..

Celebrate the good stuff

25-Aug-2011

Appreciating the good things our teachers are doing . Here is a note from a parent .............

Conference 2011

01-Aug-2011

Wellington Kindergartens held its annual Teachers’ Conference on the 18th and 19th of July..

Want 100% qualified teachers?

27-Jun-2011

Email (/_literature_94409/Local_MP_Emails) your MPs and let them know or you can visit the..

Kia Ora, have a read of our second Whānau Newsletter to see what is happening at the regional level at WRFKA.

We wish all our whanau and children a very happy and safe holiday and look forward to seeing everyone again when we reopen on 24 January 2012.

YMen Project

Read about our YMen pilot project designed to build skills in the participants and to encourage the young men into early childhood education teacher (ECE) training http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/6286907/Superheroes-sorting-out-a-kindy-problem

Read about Kindergartens Great Start 100%

Kindergartens - Great Start 100% is about promoting high quality early childhood education (ECE). We celebrate children, families and whanau, and want share the wonderful stories about teaching and learning in kindergarten. We want to present and discuss on the issues that impact kindergarten and the ECE sector and get people involved in the conversation. Check out the latest media stories and articles, and follow developments in ECE on Kindergartens - Great Start 100% and on our Facebook page.

Greatstart100: Maintaining Qualified Teachers in Kindergartens

Families of children attending Wellington Kindergartens received notification in late June that a 50 cents per hour whānau contribution towards maintaining 100% qualified, registered teachers in our kindergartens was being introduced from 1 August. This is because the Government has determined that early childhood services (including kindergartens) don’t need 100% qualified teachers and have cut our funding accordingly.Families will be receiving a letter during the week beginning 1 August outlining what your contribution is and providing you with information about how to pay it. This is not a fee, and you won’t incur a debt if you don’t pay it. However, it is pivotal to ensuring we maintain the high quality teaching team your kindergarten currently enjoys, so please make as much of a contribution as you can.

Offering 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Education

Wellington Kindergartens are part of the Government's initiative on free entitlement to early childhood education for three and four year olds which was introduced in July 2007. We offer up to 20 hours free for all children. Read More

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