Why Choose Us
We are a leading Albany childcare centre, nurturing children with love, passion, commitment and inspiration.
Summerfield was established over 30 years ago, gaining decades of excellence in teaching. We are highly regarded and recognised for providing uncompromising quality care and education for young children.
We are a member of the Early Childhood Council New Zealand and the Office of Early Childhood Education.
Over 85% of our teachers are qualified Early Childhood teachers, who hold current registration with the Teaching Council, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Spacious Outdoor Environments
Our spacious outdoor environment sets us apart from anyone else. Filled with mature trees and lush grass.
We have designed our outdoor spaces to encourage children to explore, investigate, be active and enjoy the wonders of nature.
We have three large desingated outdoor spaces landscaped for each of our different age groups.
Generous Indoor spaces
We have generous indoor spaces and our layout encourages children to enage in individual or group play.
We offer purpose-built rooms and spaces that allow teachers to intentionally plan for children to support their learning journey.
We have a specially desinged art room to support children’s expanding creativity and imagniation.
Structured Learning Programmes
We provide structured learning programmes throughout the day for our toddlers and preschool rooms.
Group time is universally enjoyed by all children and provides an opportunity for formal learning in a small group.
We believe the best type of learning is a combination of free play and structured learning.
Specialised Before School Programme
At Summerfield we provide a specialised before school programme that is aligned with the new entrant classroom.
We have a purpose built classroom that is designed to support children’s transition to school.
Children are encouraged to; listen and follow instructions, persevere with a task to completion, participate and cooperate within a group, take risks and grow in confidence.
Thinking about Enrolling?
We invite you to see our programme in action and observe interactions between teachers and children.
If you would like to read more about Summerfield, please download our prospectus.
Get in touch with Summerfield today – email colleen@summerfield.co.nz
or call us on – 09 415- 6867
