Nurturing foundations of Christian faith and high quality learning
A marvelous mix of the love of God, the passion of Christian teachers and the curiosity of children in a delightful corner of God’s creation
General Information
Blog posts
Staff Snippets May 15 2020
We are very pleased to welcome Emily Booker to our staff whanau
Sessions
Tower Road Christian Preschool is an all day / sessional centre open year round except for three weeks over the Christmas/New Year break.
Monday to Thursday:
Morning sessions are 8.00am -- 12.00am
Afternoon sessions are 12.30pm -- 4.00pm
All Day sessions are 8.00am -- 4.00pm
Friday 6 hour session 8.30am -- 2.30pm
NEW FRIDAY HOURS (Expected implementation around mid 2020)
Expressions of interest and pre-bookings are now being accepted for the planned extension of Friday hours to the same as the Monday to Thursday morning, afternoon and all day sessions as above. For more information and to pre-book please contact the preschool office.
Public Holidays (Preschool closed)
Christmas & New Year days 2020. Closing at 12 noon Wednesday 16th December 2020. Teacher only days 11th-12th January 2021. Reopen 8.00am Wednesday January 13th 2021
Auckland Anniversary
Waitangi Day
Easter Friday & Monday
ANZAC Day
Queens Birthday
Labour Day
Christmas & New Year days 2021. Closing at 12 noon Wednesday 15th December 2020. Teacher only days 10th-11th January 2021. Reopen 8.00am Wednesday January 12th 2021
Enrollment
Our centre is licensed for 30 places for children from 2 years old up to 6 years old. Enrollment is open to children who have turned 3, with up to 5 spaces available for children who have turned 2.
Fees
We offer the Ministry of Education free 20 hours ECE which is available to all children aged 3 - 5 yrs, with any additional time over the 20 hours charged at $5.00 per hour.
All time for children under 3 yrs or over 5 yrs is charged at $5.00 per hour.
Excursions
Excursions are organised for the children and their parents,caregivers/families. These could include trips to a Zoo or Animal Farm, the Beach, Fire Station, Coach/Train trip. We also regularly have visits from people in the community, such as Doctors, Vets, Nurses, Firemen, and people from different cultures to speak about their home country.
Resourcing
Tower Road Christian Preschool is a community owned enterprise primarily funded by Government and accountable to it's stake holders. Accordingly it is happy to make available it's financial reports for your information.