Claudelands Early Education Centre

General information

The Waikato Kindergarten Association manages 29 kindergartens and 7 childcare centres throughout Hamilton, Cambridge, Ngaruawahia, Te Kowhai & Raglan.

We offer high quality care and education from 3 months to school age. Full day, morning, afternoon and school day sessions are available.

We believe high quality early childhood education makes a significant difference in the way a child learns and develops throughout their life.

We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care and education:
• A curriculum specifically aimed at meeting the needs of your child
• Passionate & qualified teachers
• Large playgrounds all about real kiwi kids – bike tracks, swings, huts, sandpits, vegetable gardens, water & so much more
• A 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
• Healthy Heart Award Promoting active & healthy lifestyles
• Under5 Energize working with Sports Waikato to promote active & healthy lifestyles
• Enviroschools Children learn through real-life projects eg. recycling, gardening
• Storypark Secure online ePortfolios to share learning stories, photos & videos
• Access to fantastic IT equipment, including ipads, cameras and microscopes
• Transition to school programme

The Waikato Kindergarten Association runs as a charitable trust. So ALL money is used for children's learning.