At The Sandbox Preschool in Papamoa and Te Puke (our two centre locations) we see these attitudes as vital to the way our preschool is run. This means your children will have the opportunity to be a part of creative and fun adventures every single day. Once your child gets a taste of the fantastic things we experience with them at The Sandbox Preschool they won’t want to leave!

Our curriculum and operational philosophy is based on Te Whãriki (New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum). We will document your child’s learning on the individual level and also the group level. Our assessment, planning and evaluation is about responding to children and their interests, recognising the important learning that is taking place, and then responding to this by creating opportunities and providing children with valuable experiences that will help extend their knowledge, skills and attitudes.

The Sandbox Preschool is an early childhood centre where families, children and teachers are all working in collaboration to achieve a leading, risky, and creative learning programme for children. Teachers are given the space and the opportunity to continually develop and grow in their professional and personal domains and to be a valuable support to parents, whanau and the community by working with and alongside families.

We look forward to meeting you and your child call us today or visit our website for more information