Wednesday February 12th is the day our kindergarten gates are thrown open and whānau get the opportunity to experience te ao kindy for...

The 2025 year is underway, and applications are rolling in.  While the kindergarten term is just getting started, our marketing has swung...

Nau mai, hoki mai, welcome back! I hope you’re feeling refreshed and energised to get back on our waka and head for success in 2025....

Along with the New Year comes a new look for Kidsfirst, with the rollout of our ‘Happy Face’ theme into promotional materials. You’ll see...

Just as everyone was winding down for the Christmas break, our New Year marketing campaign was ramping up.  We were grateful to the...

Kidsfirst’s Uara Waypoints are shining bright as teams weave them into everyday activities.  Social media posts about Ngā Whetū o...

Social media platforms are an integral part of life these days – more than 4.5 million kiwis had a Facebook page as of April this year,...

Word of Mouth continues to be the strongest source of referrals to Kidsfirst, making up almost half of all responses when we ask families...

Kia ora koutou, and welcome to our Kōanga (Spring) issue of Connect. Over the last term I’ve been out in the kindergartens, talking to...

Our AGM is a mix of so many important things – there are the mandated formalities that officially see out one year and herald the start...

Kia ora koutou, I hope you all had a restful Easter break with your whānau. We're nearly at the end of term and what a blockbuster it’s...

As the Uara Waypoints come to life across Kidsfirst, the Board has been exploring ways to embed the ideas behind them into organisational...

Our Board invests heavily each year in marketing and promotions. We’ve been building our Kidsfirst brand now for 30 years and it’s one of...

The AGM is fast approaching, and with it, the opportunity to recognise the Ngā Whetū of Kidsfirst. The old At Our Heart awards have...

The first three months of the year are traditionally peak times for applications, and 2024 has been no exception. The number of children...

Get your Uara Nominations in NOW! Closing date 26 April It's time to get the team together, dust off those stories and photos, and get...

There's so much to celebrate as we enter the Festive season – and a recent flurry of Google reviews has ended the year on a high note. An...

As the holiday season gets underway, so does our New Year marketing campaign, and with so much interest in Kidsfirst, it's looking to be...

The countdown is on! It's not long now until the kindergarten gates shut, the last of the tamariki and whānau head off on their summer...

Ngā mihi o te wā, season’s greetings everyone! We’re almost there – the end is in sight! I’ve been out and about the last few weeks, and...