Our Location > Melville Kindergarten

Hours	Monday - Friday Extended Day: Any 6.5 - 7.5hrs between 8am - 3.30pm Morning: Any 4 - 4.5hrs between 8am - 12.30pm Afternoon: 12.30pm - 3.30pm 20 Hours free from 2 years old. $5.00 per hour for any additional hours* (*NOTE: $8 per hour if you have attested any of your 20 ECE Hours at another service)
Contact	P 07 843 5005 E melville@kindergarten.org.nz 0800 CHILDREN (244 537)
Address	5 Trigg Place, Hamilton
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Enrol from birth. 20 FREE Hours from 2 years of age.

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Melville Kindergartens Waikato is at the heart of the Melville community and welcomes children and parents, and whanau. The grounds are beautifully presented, including lovely native gardens, full of fabulous resources for early childhood education. We pride ourselves on the bicultural, literacy and ICT programmes we provide.

Melville Kindergartens Waikato is respected for delivering high quality, affordable education and childcare in Hamilton.

A curriculum specifically aimed at meeting the needs of your child
Great range of resources to develop numeracy, literacy, creative and social skills
Vegetable gardens and fruit trees for growing produce to be eaten and enjoyed
Native bush area for exploring
Huge outdoor area with an impressive climbing structure and large sandpit
An exclusive early childhood partnership with the Enviroschools Programme (eg. recycling, composting, gardening).
In Partnership with Sports Waikato Under5 Energize to eat healthy, be active & have fun!
Transition to school programme
Warm & welcoming qualified staff who are passionate about teaching and learning.
Safe, caring and stimulating environment.
Value family/whānau and kindergarten partnership.

"It is awesome to see my sons confidence rise and he is able to speak so much more clearly."

- Family Survey

"Teachers make extensive use of music myths and legends, expecially those with particular meaning to children and their families."

- ERO Report

"An awesome fascinating facility inside and out, heaps of brain stimulation."

- Family Survey

Our qualified staff carefully plan programmes that fulfil the early childhood curriculum. We aim to ensure children are competent, confident and successful learners. Children will learn and develop:

A strong foundation in reading, writing and maths
Art, creativity, music and dance skills
An understanding of sustainability and their environment
The importance of New Zealand's heritage
Social skills, behaviour management and manners
Self confidence
Learning skills such as independence, creativity and curiosity
Friendships that may last throughout their schooling
Relationships with consistent, familiar teachers
To understand and operate within a structured routine

Teachers provide learning extensions that prepare you child for school which include numeracy & numbers, literacy & language, nature & science, computers & technology, puzzles & games, creative arts, sand & water play, trips, transition to school programme, child friendships… and more!

Children work together at mat time to share daily information, stories, songs, movement, drama & waiata, etc.

A typical daily learning routine

8.00am - 8.30am - Welcome children & family/whānau
Activities/Child led learning

9.30am - Mat Time Hui
10.30am - Morning Tea Kai
11.45am - Tidy Up time Waa whakapai

12.00pm - 12.30pm
Morning Children - Farewell Haere raa
School Day Children - Lunch Kai
Afternoon Children - Welcome
Activities/Child led learning

2.15pm - Afternoon Tea Kai
2.30pm - Tidy Up time Waa whakapai
2.45pm - Mat Time Hui
3.30pm - Farewell children Haere raa