Hillmorton Nest Early Learning Centre

Hillmorton NEST Early Learning Centre is located in an older style house which has been designed to offer warm, comfortable, home-like setting.

Hillmorton NEST Early Learning Centre is located in an older style house which has been designed to offer warm, comfortable, home-like setting with a large well established garden. The centre is located in Tankerville Road. Hillmorton NEST Early Learning Centre is owned and operated by the licensee Sarah Forward with the support of the NESTS NZ group.Hillmorton NEST was set up with family values i

n mind. The Director Sarah Forward has had input in every aspect from the initial design, to setting the progamme and purchasing resources. This has meant the centre has been set up to meet the philosophy:

Nurturing children is vital if they are to grow to be healthy, happy individuals. Hillmorton NEST is a small centre with one licence which means babies, toddlers and young children are able to interact with each other which is particularly important for families with more than one child at the centre and for children without siblings. Environmental factors are of utmost importance at Hillmorton NEST. We have a large backyard with a vegetable garden and fruit trees for children to harvest food and then prepare it into snacks. Although we have a large play area with fun climbing equipment, a sandpit and a small native bush area, we have regular excursions to Hoon Hay Park which is at the end of the road. Our indoor environment has been decorated to be homelike and restful for children while offering a variety of spaces and equipment to play. We have a separate enclosed sleep area for the babies. Sustainable schools are about looking after our future by ensuring economic, social and environmental dimensions are in balance. The sustainability factor is considered with everything we do from recycling to sourcing equipment. We believe children learn by example and by modelling good practices they will be inspired to think about how to use our resources. Teaching by well qualified practitioners is based on the Early childhood curriculum; Te Whāriki. Children are assigned a primary caregiver for the entire time they attend Hillmorton NEST. This teacher will liaise with parents to ensure integration between home and the centre.

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31/03/2026

Enrol Now for 2026 and enjoy your first month FREE!

Looking for a nurturing home like environment for your tamariki? Come down and Visit us at Hillmorton Nest, 52 Tankerville Road, Hillmorton.

Our small, welcoming environment ensures personalised care and attention, while our expansive natural playground provides endless opportunities for exploration, growth and learning. Plus all our meals are lovingly prepared and provided, so you don’t need to worry about a thing.

Come down and see how we foster curiosity, creativity and a love for learning in every tamariki. Enrol now and let your child thrive in a place they will love to be!

27/01/2026

18/02/2025

Hillmorton Nest Early Learning Centre Hillmorton NEST Early Learning Centre is located in an older style house which has been designed to offer warm, comfortable, home-like setting.

26/01/2025

Enrol Now for 2025 and enjoy your first month FREE!

Looking for a nurturing home like environment for your tamariki? Come down and Visit us at Hillmorton Nest, 52 Tankerville Road, Hillmorton.

Our small, welcoming environment ensures personalised care and attention, while our expansive natural playground provides endless opportunities for exploration, growth and learning. Plus all our meals are lovingly prepared and provided, so you don’t need to worry about a thing.

Come down and see how we foster curiosity, creativity and a love for learning in every tamariki. Enrol now and let your child thrive in a place they will love to be!

11/12/2024

Please remember togs, wet bags & 2-3 changes of clothes. Hot weather on the way

04/11/2024

All the best for your new journey Nikki with your baby boy 🩵🩵

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29/06/2023

26/09/2022

Evie-Mae's last day

09/01/2022

nests early learning centres NESTS NZ Ltd offer Nurturing Environmentally-Sustainable Teaching Services (NESTS) to support the Owner Operated Early Learning Centres. At NESTS we have a familywhanau ethos embracing the concept of tuakana teina where children of all ages play and learn together and interact with one another in

01/10/2021

Happy 9th birthday to us today, thank you for everyone’s support over the past 9 years, I am very lucky to still have three of the original team of four who helped me open our doors on the first day, and a lot of other long standing staff as well!! Who would of ever thought nine years ago that we would end up having three beautiful Nest centres, alongside my sister and over 20 staff !! 🎉 🎂 Here’s to many more birthdays to come 💕

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Telephone

+6433388888

Website

https://sites.google.com/a/nests.co.nz/hillmorton-nest/centre-overview

Address

52 Tankerville Road, Hoon Hay
Christchurch
8025

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 6pm
Thursday	7:30am - 6pm
Friday	7:30am - 6pm