Waiwhetu A childcare centre your family will love

 

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Nestled below Maunga Pukeatua in the Lower Hutt Valley, Lollipops Waiwhetu offers top quality care and education in a warm and loving environment. Our culturally diverse teaching team are highly experienced and passionate, and will ensure your child has the best possible start to their learning journey.

Purpose built in 2008, our centre is safe, nurturing and well resourced, with a strong focus on sustainability. A home away from home for busy Lower Hutt families, we’ll inspire and support your child to tap into their own unique potential.

Set your child up with a lifelong love of learning. Visit us today at Lollipops Waiwhetu.

Location

30 Waikare Avenue, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt 5010

Centre Hours:

Monday to Friday: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Closed Saturday, Sunday & public holidays

Ages Catered For:

3 months – 5 years

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Lunches
Nursery
4 rooms
ECE
Excursions
Outdoor
Transition
Purpose built
Extended hours

Thank you for looking after Karol, caring, helping, teaching, supporting her and many more.  You have been not only a teacher but a friend and one more family member for Karol and us.  Words cannot explain how thankful we are for your help and dedication you put in to take care of Karol.  Muchas gracias por ser parte de la vida de Karol /Thank you for everything

Karol’s family Liliana, Carlos and Karen and Karol

Thank you all so much for all your support to Breah while she has attended Lollipops.  She has expressed how much she is going to miss you all.

Breah, Meredith, Craig and Blake

Vrajesh returned from his India trip in Feb-end and after being at home with mum for some time, we are keen to re-enrol him at Waiwhetu Lollipops again as he misses the teachers and children there.

Ravi

A massive thank you to Liz and the team for organising the trip to Staglands. Olly had so much fun and told us all about the bus and the animals he saw. Debbie said the trip was well organised and Liz did a very good job running the day and making sure everyone was safe and having a good time.

Hopefully Next time I can come too.

Karly

What's On

Focus on Kōwhai Room

This month has seen Kōwhai Room focus on their outdoor learning environment, teaching our Pepe to care for and nurture Papatūānuku, and also helping provide our kai that our cook Teresa can use in her cooking. Te rā has been out shining bright a lot this month in Hawke’s Bay and so too are our Pepe in Kōwhai Room. We have been learning about kaitiakitanga (caring for our whenua-land), experiencing natural elements of the earth such as sand and water whilst learning scientific concepts such as weights vs solids. We have been working on our outdoor environment to reflect Papatūānuku and allowing the children to have a part in setting up their own environment. So far soo good! The Kōwhai Tamariki have also been demonstrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Language Week. Our ponga plants are growing beautifully and we created a kai Moana learning experience this morning and we even got to taste homemade rewana bread with chicken vegetable soup - Thanks to our kaimahi Teresa! September has been a fun-filled month of learning and having fun in Kōwhai Room!

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Childcare Assistance Update

Effective 1 April 2023, more people will be eligible for subsidy and the hourly subsidy rates will increase.

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