How do I Enrol?

Enrolling at Pukeko Preschool is easy! Full day, half day, full week or only a few days every week are some of the options available.
We want you to feel confident that your child is going to be happy at preschool, and the best way to ensure this is to come in and meet with us and take a tour.  
Contact us  with any enquiries or to arrange a tour time!

What your child needs

  • A food pack to provide enough food for the day – no drink is requires we will provide water and milk each day.
  • 2-3 changes of old clothes as we are keen on messy play and encourage children to participate fully. Please understand that when we say messy we mean messy – the best clothes for preschool come from the op-shop so if they get wrecked no one cries  ☺
  • Shoes and jackets – we will take children on outings and for these, shoes and jackets are required.
  • A sun hat – this is vital in summer (the Preschool provides sunscreen)
  • Any medication for your child (this needs to be registered into the medical book at the sign-in table – dated and signed). See our Medications Policy.

Please feel free to bring any item of interest to the Preschool that you think will help us in teaching the child more. We have had wonderful treasures brought in, such as:

  • A chrysalis (we watched the butterfly emerge), with some spare swan plants to feed the caterpillars - magical
  • A musical instrument, where the parent explained the instrument and played a little music to the children –beautiful
  • An old engine for the children to take apart with granddad coming along and supervising the process - brilliant
  • Items for managing a beehive (including the suit, a honey-frame, a smoker and some flowers that bees visit) with some honey to eat. Mum sat down with the children and talked how it all worked - fantastic

Any old resources are also always welcome – items like:

  • Spare paper or large cardboard rolls from your work
  • Untreated timber offcuts or unwanted nails for our woodwork table
  • Sturdy plastic containers from your kitchen (like coffee jars), milk bottle tops or egg cartons- we use these things in arts and crafts or in the sandbox
  • Spare fabric, tablecloths and scarfs
  • Any other goodies you think we could use