Check out these CFH Champs!

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 for generations to come.

So we're always excited to see CFH hours creep up, and think it's worth celebrating the kindergartens who are working hard to make it happen.

Congratulations this month to these teaching teams who are filling more than 95% of their available hours:

Beckenham Burnham Cashmere

Cromwell Frankton Hawea Hawthornden Hei Hei Karoro King St

Lincoln Mairehau McKenzie Parklands Phillipstown Sumner Templeton Wales St

West Rolleston

A special shout out to the six Focus kindergartens on this list - these are kindergartens that are struggling for waitlists or enrolments for one reason or another, and who have been working extra hard to get their profile up, strengthen ties with waitlist whānau and get more tamariki through the door, sooner. We know it's hard work and that it can sometimes seem like nothing is happening - but you're living proof that persistence and consistency pay off.

Good going, everybody.