Richmond Kindergarten

Richmond Kindergarten is a family friendly kindergarten which offers flexible enrolments to meet children’s individual needs.

The Kindergarten is located in the heart of Richmond and has positive relationships with all the local primary schools in the area.Richmond Kindergarten is well resourced, with a strong focus on sensory motor development and fostering the needs of individual children. The programme celebrates diversity by incorporating sign language and te reo. Music and Movement plays an important part in our everyday curriculum.

Kindergarten is often children’s first experience of being away from their whanau for an extended period.

Our teachers encourage children to develop:

Independence (self management)
The skills to foster friendships
And strengthen motor skills
The ability to understand their place in the wider world
The skills to cope with change
The confidence to try new things
The ability to persist at a task

Our “Getting Ready for School” group introduces children to more formal learning opportunities that will set them up for success at school. These could include: