Our Epsom centre

Our Epsom preschool is a small, welcoming early childhood centre, licensed for 35 children from 3 months to school age.  Based in a converted villa, the Epsom centre is convenient for two excellent local primary schools, Epsom Normal and Kohia Terrace.  We are not far from Gillies Avenue motorway on/off ramp,  Newmarket and Greenlane as well as major arterial routes including Manukau Road.

Inside the school, we have one room for under 2s which is a home base primarily for our crawling babies, while the remainder of the centre is dedicated to children aged 2+. We believe in mixed age groupings where we can respond to the child's developmental needs, rather than arbitrary age-based teaching segments.  Our building is a 1910’s villa, which provides a pleasant and homely environment for children to play and learn. See the scrolling presentation at the top of this page and the images below for some photographs in and around the Centre.  

We are just around the corner from Epsom Normal Primary School and Kohia Terrace Primary School and close to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School.  Our proximity to Epsom Normal means we are able to use the school playground during holidays and helps us to familiarise children with a school environment as they get ready for school life.  We have plenty of green spaces nearby too, which provide additional options for outside play and exploration.

Epsom opening hours

Monday7.30-5.30pm*
Tuesday7.30-5.30pm*
Wednesday7.30-5.30pm*
Thursday7.30-5.30pm*
Friday7.30-5.30pm*


* If you need a longer day, Red Kite Mount Albert offers a 6pm close. 

Our address

24 King George Avenue
Epsom
Auckland 1023

Telephone: 09 638 5674
Mobile: 027 248 0073
Email: info@redkitepreschool.co.nz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redki...

A special space for crawling babies
A special space for crawling babies

Finding and identifying treasures outdoors
Finding and identifying treasures outdoors

Our science area has plenty of resources
Our science area has plenty of resources

One room doubles as our sleep room
One room doubles as our sleep room

Good resources are key to sparking preschoolers' interests
Good resources are key to sparking preschoolers' interests

We love using natural materials
We love using natural materials

Our puzzle corner
Our puzzle corner

Lerning groups for older children help prepare for school
Lerning groups for older children help prepare for school

Children can access counting and sorting games at will
Children can access counting and sorting games at will

Looking for cicada husks on a Park Walk
Looking for cicada husks on a Park Walk

Helping look after the garden
Helping look after the garden

Experimenting with new ways to look at objects with the light table
Experimenting with new ways to look at objects with the light table