Following the success last year of our Teacher Voice campaigns, we’ve continued this year to get as many kaiako as we can front and...

We're all about making sure tamariki get all the kindy they can and, at the same time, helping our services be sustainable for now, and...

Our kindergartens put a lot of effort into Open Day this year, and for many, the hard work paid off with visitors on the day and interest...

Got a great story to tell about a kindergarten event, excursion, learning activity, or whānau community happening? There are a number of...

Welcome back to 2021 - like the ads say, it's going to be a busy year. The Open Day is fast approaching, and now's the time to get in...

It's great to see so many kindergartens getting positive scores from parents - most Kidsfirst ratings are a 5, and it's very rare for a...

We're in full swing with the New Year marketing campaign, and seeing a solid response to our Google and Facebook advertising. Again this...

Thank you to all of the kindergartens that have contributed photos and videos to this year's Christmas campaign. It's always a great time...

Almost there! The countdown is on to the end of 2020, and about time, too. I'm sure you're well and truly ready for the break. Every time...

With the prohibitive cost of resource consent hampering our ability to display large signs outside the kindergartens, we're always...

Over the past few years we’ve been trying to collate a list of all the starting dates of our kindergartens. With over 100 years of...

The Canterbury Head Teacher Hui took place at the end of September, organised by Tania Batley from Kidsfirst Isleworth Road and...

When retired Kidsfirst kaiako Sandy Laffey saw a recent facebook post about Wakatipu’s birthday, she remembered an old newspaper clipping...

The huge emphasis Kidsfirst places on biculturalism is something we’re proud of, and it's one of the things that makes Kidsfirst so...

At Kidsfirst Diamond Harbour, it's a case of making the most of every single enrolment and keeping an ear to the ground for new arrivals...

Kidsfirst's diversity is one of the things that sets us apart, and we're always looking for ways to support families from other cultures to

Kidsfirst Stay and Play sessions are fast becoming an institution, with over 39 kindergartens now running them on a regular basis. The...

Kidsfirst is delighted to welcome our new Pouhere Ako Māori, Jasmin Ngawai. Jasmin will be delivering support throughout the network to...

Many kindergartens are finding success in getting published in local community newspapers. While these ‘old school’ publications may not...

Julian Smith, Jenny Pitama and Sherryll Wilson at Kidsfirst Cashmere. Watch out, kindy hoarders, the clean-up team are coming for you!...