41 businesses in Education & Childcare
Active Explorers Richmond is a childcare and early learning centre at 6d Champion Road, Richmond, offering care for infants through preschoolers across five rooms. The centre is part of the Evolve Education group and integrates Te Reo Māori and tikanga into daily practice. It participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme and is open Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 5:45pm.
The Ark Preschool is a Christian-based early childhood centre in Richmond, welcoming children aged 2 to 6 years. It offers a play-based curriculum with a 1:8 teacher-child ratio, along with a Tuakana Getting Ready for School group for older children. The centre has a purpose-built classroom and large outdoor play areas. It opens Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 4.30pm, and provides 20 hours free ECE for children aged 3 and over.
Just Literacy is a Richmond-based tutoring service offering individualised Structured Literacy lessons for reading, writing and spelling. Lessons follow the Sounds Write programme and are delivered in person locally or online for learners outside Nelson. The approach is evidence based, driven by assessment data and informed by Science of Reading research, and is particularly suited to dyslexic learners. Tutoring is available during school hours.
First Years Richmond is a community-based, not-for-profit early childhood education centre in Richmond, caring for children from 6 months until school age. It has separate indoor spaces for under-two and over-two age groups, a dedicated four-year-old room with daily extension classes, and a large outdoor area with trees, gardens, and space for exploration. A parent-led Board of Trustees supports the centre, which fundraises for resources and experiences throughout the year.
Kiwi Explorers Early Education Centre is an early childhood education centre at 219 Main Road, Hope, serving children aged 2.5 years to school age. It has two separate indoor rooms, Junior Explorers and Early Explorers, offering play-based learning, a Perceptual Motor Programme, and small-group school-readiness activities. The shared outdoor area supports active, physical play. It operates Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 5:30pm.
Country Kids is a rural, community owned pre-school in the Moutere valley, at 1519 Moutere Highway, Upper Moutere. It offers full and part-time education and care for children aged 0 to 5 years, with three programmes: Pikopiko, Ngā Whetū and Just 4 Kids, and small group sizes. Registered teachers use the Te Whāriki curriculum, and the not-for-profit centre has operated for more than 30 years under a Board of Trustees.
Oasis Education Centre in Motueka provides early childhood education for children aged 3 to 6 years. It offers separate learning environments suited to different developmental stages, with teachers who observe, plan and provide activities to support each child's progress. The team includes fully qualified and certified teachers, experienced unqualified teachers and teachers in training. Oasis Preschools operates at better than regulated ratios, with one teacher to three children under two and one teacher to eight over two.
Busy Bees Motueka is an early learning and childcare centre at 473 High Street, Motueka, offering care for children from around 3 months to school age. The centre provides 20 Hours ECE funding, an in-house cook preparing daily meals, and a complimentary van service for pickups and local excursions. Teachers follow Te Whāriki and work in partnership with parents and whānau, supporting early literacy and numeracy development and Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
Māpua Playcentre is a licensed early childhood centre that has served families in the Māpua community for over 60 years. A qualified supervisor attends each session, and parents take part alongside their tamariki, following the Ministry of Education’s Te Whāriki curriculum. Sessions include nature play, with trips to Rabbit Island for water, forest and marine exploration. The centre runs Monday and Thursday mornings and welcomes visitors.
Greenwood Kindergarten is an early childhood centre at 51 Greenwood Street, Motueka, part of the Nelson Tasman Kindergartens network operated by the Nelson District Free Kindergarten Association. It follows a play-based philosophy and welcomes tamariki from age two through to their transition to school. The kindergarten holds Enviroschools Green Gold status, offers up to 30 hours free, and is open Monday to Friday, 8.15am to 2.30pm.
Harakeke is a privately owned early childhood education centre in Upper Moutere, Tasman District, catering for children aged two to five years. The centre is recognised as a green-gold Enviroschool. It has also run a Tui Tots room for children aged two to three, with a ratio of one to two teachers per six children, though this programme is not currently offered.
Little People Early Learning Centre is an early learning centre in Richmond, Tasman, listed under the categories Child Care Centre, Day care center, Kindergarten and Preschool. It operates at 17 Gladstone Road, Richmond 7020, opening Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. The premises provide wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance.
Aorere Playcentre is a licensed early childhood education centre at 12 Orion Street, Collingwood, overlooking the Aorere River. It serves tamariki aged 0 to 6, with parents attending alongside their children as first educators. The centre follows the Ministry of Education's bicultural curriculum, Te Whāriki, offering areas of play across free and child led exploration. Sessions run Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings.
Horizons Montessori is a Montessori early childhood centre in Riwaka, near Motueka, established in 1998 and run by the Drummond Family since 2018. It follows the Montessori Method alongside Te Whāriki, New Zealand's early childhood curriculum, for children aged six months to six years. Programmes are grouped by age: Pikopiko, Kowhai and Pohutukawa, with a Holiday Club during school holidays.
Motueka Kindergarten is part of Nelson Tasman Kindergartens, a not-for-profit charity operating 23 kindergartens and centres across the Nelson Tasman region. Located on Talbot Street, Motueka, it is one of the association's Motueka and Golden Bay area kindergartens, staffed by fully qualified and registered kaiako. Hours run Monday to Friday, aligned with school schedules, for children aged two to six. The kindergarten values kindness, respect and play as part of children's learning and development.
Oasis Preschool Māpua is part of Oasis Preschools, a family business established in 2001 and operated by Daniel and Lisa Haring, licensed by the Ministry of Education. The Māpua centre provides early childhood education for children aged 6 months to 6 years. Oasis Preschools is privately and locally owned, based in Tasman, and its special character is founded on Christian faith values.
RealWorld Reality Virtualised for the Real You Limited is a martial arts school in Tākaka offering Wing Chun and Yin Style Ba Gua Zhang instruction. Coaching runs in 90 minute blocks, with 7 to 21 week achievement certificate courses covering Wing Chun and self-defence, plus 12+ month instructor level Wing Chun courses and occasional MMA training. It operates as a community service, with roots in Golden Bay martial arts since the late 1980s and instructors trained throughout New Zealand.
Richmond Playcentre is a parent-led early childhood centre in Richmond for children from birth to six years. Children can explore, create, climb, read, sing, play music, garden, do carpentry with real tools, bake, and build sandcastles, with activities changing daily. Parents contribute varied skills and cultural backgrounds, and new families are welcome to three free visits during the year.
The IT Education Company NZ Ltd, trading as ITECNZ, supplies reading, math and screening programs for New Zealand schools from its office at 98 High Street, Motueka. Its programs include Lexia Reading, covering Core5 for years 1-6 and PowerUp for years 7+, Reading Plus, Symphony Math, and GL Education assessment and screening tools. The company operates office hours Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4pm and Friday 8.30am to 1pm.
BestStart Berryfields Crossing is an early learning centre in Richmond, within Tasman District, at 14 Berryfield Drive. Categorised on Google Business Profile as a Child Care Centre and Preschool, it provides education and care for children aged from three months to five years old. The centre is listed with a claimed Google Business Profile and a phone contact, and further information is available on its own website.
Busy Bees Māpua is a childcare and early education centre for children from around three months to school age, offering three age-appropriate rooms: Pēpi (up to two years), Poutama (two to three years) and Aranui (four to six years). The outdoor play area includes a bike track and native garden. The centre follows Te Whāriki, the New Zealand ECE curriculum, and offers 20 Hours ECE for children aged three to five.
Richmond Preschool is an early childhood education and childcare centre at 67 Oxford Street, Richmond, opened in 2017 and owned and managed by Stacey Gallagher. It offers care and education for children aged six months to five years, including a Whānau Care programme for under-twos and a Kea Club transition-to-school programme for four-year-olds. The centre is open 7:30am to 5:00pm, year-round except statutory holidays and weekends.
This business is listed under Tasman District as a tutoring service, with a website at kipmcgrath.co.nz/nelson. Google's business profile categorises it as a tutoring service and private tutor, and its service options attribute records that online classes are offered. The website itself only returns a redirect to a centre-finder page, so no further details on programmes, subjects, or age groups are available from the site content.
Grace Violin Studio in Richmond offers violin tuition for students of all ages, taught by Grace Lee, a music teacher with 20 years of experience. Lessons cover technique, repertoire and creative work such as improvisation and composition, alongside foundational music theory. Solo lessons run from 30 to 60 minutes, and buddy lessons let up to four students learn together in 30-minute group sessions. The studio was established in 2020.
Motueka Playcentre is an early childhood education centre at 27 Talbot Street where parents and caregivers attend sessions alongside their children. It welcomes families with tamariki aged 0 to 6, with mixed-age play allowing older and younger children to interact. The centre follows the Ministry of Education's bicultural curriculum, Te Whāriki, and offers new families three free visits before enrolling.
NMIT (Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology) runs a Richmond campus in Tasman District, offering study areas such as horticulture, hairdressing, computing and information technology, and nursing. It offers flexible study on campus, online, or on the job, and has provided tertiary education in Te Tauihu for 120 years. The institute is also listed as a technical school and vocational school, offering internationally recognised qualifications.
Nature Kids is a family-owned Early Childhood Education Centre in Motueka for 2- to 6-year-olds, based on a nature-based philosophy of letting nature be the teacher. The centre offers 24 free hours per week, with full days running 8.45am to 3.15pm Monday to Friday, plus half-day morning and afternoon sessions, and is located on Queen Victoria Street.
Laura Ingram Kindergarten operates as a kindergarten at 6 Pah Street, Motueka, in the Tasman District, categorised as a Kindergarten on Google Business Profile. The premises offer wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance. The kindergarten can be contacted by phone on 03 528 8363 and holds a 4-star Google rating from one review.
Abel Drivers is a driving school based at 25 Lodder Lane, Riwaka, in the Tasman District. The business is listed on Google as a driving school and can be contacted by phone rather than through a standalone website, since its online presence is limited to a Facebook page. The premises provide wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance for visitors.
Appleby Playcentre is an early childhood education centre at 538 Appleby Highway, Appleby, in Tasman District. It operates on the Playcentre model, where parents attend alongside their tamariki to play, learn and grow together, caring for tamariki aged 0-6. The centre runs a free, NZQA-approved adult education programme for enrolled whānau, and the premises offer wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance.
Brighteye Driving School operates as a driving school at 30 Bryant Road, Brightwater, in the Tasman region, postcode 7022. The Google Business Profile lists the phone number +64 27 336 4125 for enquiries. The listing also notes wheelchair accessible parking is available on site, an attribute recorded under the business's accessibility details on its Google profile.
Golden Bay Kindergarten is an early childhood education centre on Wadsworth Street in Tākaka, part of Nelson Tasman Kindergartens. It operates Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 2.45pm, for children aged two and over. The programme focuses on creativity, nature-based learning, bicultural practice, literacy, numeracy, science and sustainability, and the centre holds Enviroschools Green Gold status. All teachers are registered.
Golden Kids Inc. Early Learning Centre is a Takaka-based early childhood centre that has provided care and education for Golden Bay families since 1989. Registered as an Incorporated Society with Inland Revenue charitable status, it is governed by a Board of Trustees including parent representatives, the Centre Manager and the Centre Administrator. The programme covers fun, creativity, numeracy and literacy, with a well-used outdoor area. The centre operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
Granny's Place (Oasis Day Nursery) operates at 67 Greenwood Street, Motueka 7120, in the Tasman district. On Google Business Profile the premises is categorised as a School, with an additional category of Preschool, reflecting its role as an early childhood care and education service in Motueka. The site offers wheelchair accessible parking as well as a wheelchair accessible entrance, supporting families visiting with young children and prams.
Murchison Kindergarten is a preschool located at 23 Hampden Street, Murchison, in the Tasman region. It is categorised on Google Business Profile as a Preschool, providing early childhood education in the local area. The premises have wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. The kindergarten's website is listed as nelsontasmankindergartens.com/murchison-kindergarten.html.
Oasis Early Learning Centre in Motueka is part of the Oasis Preschools group, a family business established in 2001 by owners Daniel and Lisa Haring and licensed by the Ministry of Education. It cares for children aged 0 to 6 years. The centre's character is founded on Christian faith values, and its qualified, certified teachers undertake ongoing professional development while operating at ratios of one teacher to 3 under twos and one teacher to 8 over twos.
Tapawera Playcentre is a parent-led early childhood centre at 56 Main Road, Tapawera, part of the nationwide Playcentre network. Parents attend alongside their tamariki aged 0-6 in a child-led environment that encourages learning through free play, following the Ministry of Education's bicultural curriculum, Te Whāriki. New families are offered three visits before they enrol. Sessions run Monday and Thursday, 10am to 1pm.
Wakefield Playcentre is a parent-led early childhood centre for tamariki aged 0 to 6, where parents attend alongside their children to play, learn and grow together. The licensed centre follows Te Whāriki, the Ministry of Education's bicultural curriculum, offering child-led, free-play learning. It also runs a free, NZQA-approved adult education programme for enrolled whānau, and provides wheelchair-accessible parking and entrance.
Wakefield Village Kindergarten operates at 20 Whitby Way, Wakefield, and specialises in play-based learning. Its programme uses loose parts play, encouraging children to explore, experiment, design and construct with moveable materials. The kindergarten is committed to sustainable living practices and takes children on trips around the community, being close to Faulkner Bush, Wakefield Homestead and Wakefield School.
Waverley Street Kindergarten is listed as a kindergarten and preschool at 58 Waverley Street, Richmond, in the Tasman region. Its website is published on the nelsontasmankindergartens.com domain. Listed accessibility attributes include wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance, and a phone contact number is recorded for the centre.