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 TAKAPUNA

 09 489 2823

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Nutrition & Well Being

At Peekaboo Takapuna, we believe in nurturing not only growing minds, but growing bodies too. Health and wellbeing are essential foundations for a child’s development, learning, and overall happiness.

We take a holistic approach to each child’s growth, with nutrition playing a key role in supporting their energy, focus, and wellbeing. For our under 2s, we provide fresh, nutritious meals prepared by specialist ECE caterers Nurture Kids.

Our menu incorporates a wide variety of food groups to ensure balanced, wholesome meals, encouraging children to explore new flavours and textures. Wherever possible, meals are made from scratch using high-quality ingredients, with minimal sugar and no added preservatives.

For children over 2, we operate a lunchbox system, where families provide food from home. We believe this approach supports a smooth transition to school, helping children develop independence, self-help skills, and familiarity with school routines. We encourage families to provide healthy, balanced lunchboxes and ask that all items are clearly named. To support children’s safety, we have a strict no food sharing policy.

Alongside nutritious meals, we prioritise active movement and outdoor play as part of everyday learning. With access to generous outdoor spaces, including our natural garden, children enjoy opportunities to run, ride bikes and scooters, and engage in physical play – supporting both their physical development and overall wellbeing.

MOE Reviews

Peekaboo Takapuna has received the highest ERO rating possible, placing us in the top 5-10% of centres in NZ. We are extremely proud of our achievement rating and constantly strive to deliver high levels of care & education. We have a passionate teaching team who love working with your children.

 

Please feel free to view our Education Review Office Audits for our centers as conducted through the Ministry of Education.

In New Zealand the Education Review Office (ERO) reviews schools and early childhood services every three years on average and publishes national reports on current education practice.

All ERO reports can be found on-line at www.ero.govt.nz, or clink on links below.

2023 ERO Report

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Testimonials

Here are just a few of our recent parents reviews...

angela simpson

Lakeview Private Kindergarten has been everything I could have wished for and more! You can feel the love and respect from the team as soon as you walk in the door. Our family has received an incredible amount of support to help our son reach his full potential. Creating new challenges, working to his strengths and identifying and developing those areas he needs to focus on for school readiness. They are hands on and great communicators. I know he is in safe hands with people who genuinely love what they do, in an environment that is ideal for busy children. They have become an extension of our family and I would personally recommend this facility to anyone.

lisa mc.liver

We have had 2 kids at Lakeview over the past 3-4 years and I cannot recommend it enough as a fabulous early childhood centre. The teaching staff not only provided a fun, safe and educational environment, but are all so warm and caring and made both kids feel happy to be there. In addition, I believe that the environment that they provided enabled both kids to have such great "school readiness". The advice and genuine care about each child allowed us to also make informed and valuable decisions to help our kids grow and develop.

emily powel

I cannot speak more highly of the staff and environment at Lakeview Private Kindergarten. My son stayed at home with me for 3 years so I was reluctant to send him to kindy. All of the staff at Lakeview were so supportive of this and accommodated our individual needs, and still do. My son now loves attending kindy and cant wait to go. The staff are all so lovely and as a parent we are kept up to date each week on what our child is doing during the day. I feel so happy that my son has fun at kindy and has a place where his learning/developmental needs are met, as well as his physical and emotional needs too.

We are so happy we chose Lakeview Kindy for our daughter. She started earlier this year, just after her 2nd birthday, and settled in straight away. The wonderful teachers at Lakeview are very warm and caring, and have been so welcoming to us. Each day they have a variety of different activities set up for the kids and they really encourage learning opportunities and social development. We love the learning stories and photos that we receive, and the teachers are great at filling us in on what our daughter gets up to there. We would highly recommend Lakeview Kindy!

wonhee kang

I have 2 kids, one had graduated from here to school and the other is still staying happliy at this kindergarten. There are many families like me.

What I’m most satisfied with is teachers. The staffs are very friendly and reliable. They are all welcoming with smiles every morning and always ready to cuddle when my daughter is sad. Even relievers I met here are very nice. And I also highly recommend the phonics class. For my first daughter, It was definitely effective and helpful to her first year at primary school life.

We cannot recommend Lakeview highly enough. As an expat family we felt so grateful to be treated with genuine interest and kindness from day one. There was never any doubt that every staff member was professional – but they frequently went well beyond this, asking questions, sharing anecdotes and showing genuine interest in our family. Every day the children seem happy, stimulated, safe yet free – cooking, painting, exploring, dressing up, raising chicks and dancing in their special home away from home. We won't forget you, Michelle and team!

peekaboo locations

PINEHILL

115 Hugh Green Drive

Pinehill, Albany, Auckland 0632

Phone:    (09) 475 5242

Email:      info@peekaboo.nz

Contact:  Michelle Bosch

Hours:      Monday to Friday

                   7.00am to 6.00pm

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FORREST HILL

2 Marsh Ave

Forrest Hill, Auckland 0620

Phone:     (09) 410 1222

Email:       forresthill@peekaboo.nz

Contact:  Nicki Gibbes

Hours:      Monday to Friday

                   7.30am to 6.00pm

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TAKAPUNA

11 Killarney Street

Takapuna, Auckland 1022

Phone:     (09) 489 2823

Email:      takapuna@peekaboo.nz

Contact:  Emma Vaughan

Hours:      Monday to Friday

                 8.00am to 5.30pm

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