Kei te whiti te rā, he rā tino ataahua tēnei! The sun is shining, it’s a beautiful day... and it’s been a great start to term four which...

Celebration time, c'mon! For those of us old enough to remember the Kool & The Gang song... In our busyness each day, we don't often take...

For the Kidsfirst Sumner team, the Uara help put words to something that is already very much alive in their kindergarten. "I think...

It was a busy and fun session at Head Office last week as everybody got together to unpack the Uara Waypoints and look at ways to both...

As the Kidsfirst Uara come to life across the network, The Kidsfirst Board, Head Office staff and many kindergartens are off to a flying...

Each kindergarten's Google Location continues to be an important source of information for prospective whānau, and is often the first...

Almost half of our kindergartens are now holding Stay & Play sessions, and they’re proving to be a great way for whānau to experience the...

What a great night the AGM was. It’s such a special event each year, and always leaves me feeling proud of the incredible mahi being done...

It was great to see everybody at the Staff Meeting, and once again, to have so many decades represented at the Long Service Awards – all...

We were excited to share the new Uara framework with you at the Staff Meeting – it's another step along the way to refreshing Kidsfirst's...

We're getting a huge amount of online traffic – families interested enough to search for us and visit our website. Some ask for...

Autumn is definitely upon us – with it comes the change of pace that the term break brings, and also the key gatherings of the year, the...

It was a big day for Kidsfirst East Rolleston on Saturday 25 March, when our newest kindergarten was officially blessed by Te Taumutu...

The peak New Year marketing period has come to an end – and now the mahi of converting the waitlist children to enrolments begins. For...

It’s a busy week on the other side of Easter, as we head into the Full Staff Meeting and Hui, and there’s an action packed agenda. At the...

Welcome to the first Connect of 2023. Can you believe we're already a couple of months into what promises to be a very busy year? We are...

Me Ako Tonu – our Early Years Professional Learning Hui is back, with an action-packed programme again in April, and all going well it...

The peak New Year marketing period is underway, and now is the time to make the most of the heightened profile. This year, we have a...

The Kidsfirst Values Refresh has been bubbling away for a number of months now, as we’ve got our heads together to create a fresh set of...

We had three key goals in mind when the Kidsfirst KindyKid merchandising line launched at the end of last year: we wanted to create a...