In our families' own words

This is the most fantastic pre school! My child attended Woodlands Hunstbury from aged 2-5 years. The teachers are incredibly warm, kind, creative and nurturing. The creative play table set ups are incredibly creative and new every day -True 'invitations to play'. The small numbers make it feel like a family and a 'home away from home'. I am so pleased we found such a wonderful, calm and creative place for my child to thrive. 5 stars!

We couldn't be happier with our daughter's experience at this Woodlands Huntsbury. The teachers are incredibly caring, patient, and genuinely invested in each child's growth and happiness. It's such a comforting feeling dropping her off each day knowing she is safe, loved, and encouraged to learn and explore. We've seen so much growth in her confidence, social skills, and independence since she started. The communication with parents is excellent, and the environment is always welcoming and positive. We are so grateful for the love and dedication the team pours into what they do. Highly recommend to any family looking for a nurturing and supportive preschool!

All of our three children attended Woodlands. We cannot recommend it highly enough. Fabulous, talented, and very caring staff, always warm and welcoming, awesome environment with lots of things for the children to do, explore, and learn from. Woodlands is always clean, tidy, and organised, and it has the most wonderful owners. Woodlands is a truly fantastic preschool. All our children thrived at Woodlands and loved it. It set them up perfectly for primary school. Our youngest is still there and loving every moment. 100% recommend!

Woodlands is amazing! The centre has a real community feel to it and you get a strong sense of family and belonging. The educators are all fantastic and extremely experienced - all our kids have gone to Woodlands and we would highly recommend to any families in the area looking for a daycare/pre-school for their children. Massive thanks to Tenealle and the wonderful team of educators there! Cheers

Five stars for Woodlands! They do an outstanding job looking after our son. The care and attention he receives are second to none. He has integrated so well into the group and genuinely looks forward to going every single day. A huge thank you to the wonderful team for making him feel so welcome and happy.

100% recommend Woodlands preschool! Such a beautiful group of staff who show so much care, commitment and enthusiasm. They are so kind, they engage and form lovely relationships with the children; getting to know their interests and families. There are always thoughtful, interesting and fun activities set up which follow the interests of the children. The environment is welcoming, clean and well organised. The group numbers are small, with excellent ratios allowing optimal teacher guidance and attention. Our family has been with Woodlands for the last two years and both our girls love it, as we do. We are so thankful to have found such a wonderful centre!

Woodlands Preschool is such a warm and welcoming environment - we feel so lucky that it's a part of our wee one's life! Friendly and caring teachers, a nice small group of tamariki, great student to teacher ratios (one of the biggest drawcards for us), and thoughtful activity set ups every morning when we arrive.

Fantastic preschool. Kind, caring, nurturing teachers who really take the time to get to know your child and their interests. The small class numbers were a big plus for us. One of my children has been through Buttercups and I felt their daily routine really helped to prepare him for school. I have another child at Buttercups and she is very happy and settled there. Highly recommend!

Friendly, fun, caring, calm environment created by amazing teachers. Our son had come from home-based care, and was an easy transition at aged 2. He connected easily with friends with guidance from the warm, welcoming attentive team of teachers. Thanks Sophie (and Katie, and Anisa, and Sarah)!

Buttercups preschool has been a fantastic experience for our little girl, the team are so kind and caring. We highly recommend it!

Best school and great teachers my daughter loves it from day one.

Amazing Preschool. Recent owner change and I am so pleased with the results. Staff are very interactive with the kids and respond super positively to feedback. Manager is very understanding and considerate. We feel very welcome. Our kids struggle a bit w settling and the staff are super chill with us waiting with them a bit. Also I will say u gotta ask what to do when arriving or leaving. So ASK!! Otherwise you'd b a lil confused

I'm very happy with Woodland Preschool. The teachers are caring, attentive, and truly dedicated to the children's development. They create a safe and nurturing environment where kids can learn, play, and grow with confidence.

I love the interactions and updates daily on the storypak app, I have loved watching my sons progress and seeing him blossom into the social butterfly he is becoming and have also had nothing but cordial interactions with the staff. 5 out of 5

Highly recommend, very whanau orientated. Amazing friendly teachers and hands on owners who really care about their tamariki and whanau. Lots of hands on and skill driven activities for the tamariki, strong values and safe learning space.

My 2 boys have been at this preschool for a year now and absolutely love it!! The centre is balanced perfectly with structure and play and has a great team. Highly recommend

Amazing preschool, lovely and caring teachers and managers 100% recommend

The owners are very considerate and easy to talk to. The teachers were great too. Thank you so much Buttercups for making my Charlise's school life memorable. Thank you teacher Ange, Penny, Doris and Amanda

The best pre school ever! The management team is approachable at all times, they are very kind and understanding of your family needs. The teachers at Dallington branch fantastic professionals and ready to make your little ones very happy! :) Highly recommended