LittleLees Preschool

The warm winter sunshine streams through the windows, filling the classroom with golden light. The children are quietly playing, drawing, and listening to stories, creating such a peaceful and gentle atmosphere.
Our loving teachers are full of warmth and enthusiasm as they read stories to the children, while gently patting little ones to sleep.
Sunshine, children, books, and the gentle presence of loving teachers… In this moment, my heart feels so full and warm.
Sometimes, happiness really is this simple — looking around and feeling deeply grateful for the love that fills this little place. ❤️

Enrolments Now Open at LittleLees Preschool | Special Enrolment Offer

Where Love Inspires Learning, and Every Child Belongs.
As some of our children begin exciting new chapters by moving to a new home or starting primary school, we now have a limited number of places available at LittleLees Preschool.
If you're looking for a preschool where children are nurtured with love, feel safe, secure and valued, and are supported to grow with confidence, we warmly invite you to visit us and experience our love-centred approach to early childhood education.
Why families choose LittleLees:
✨ Small group learning with individualised care and attention
✨ Experienced, passionate, and caring teachers
✨ Play-based learning that fosters confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning
✨ A school readiness programme that supports a smooth transition to primary school
✨ A curriculum based on Te Whāriki, with a strong focus on social-emotional wellbeing, respect, belonging, and meaningful relationships
🎉 A special enrolment offer is currently available for new families. Contact us to learn more and arrange a visit. Places are limited, so get in touch today.
📍 LittleLees Preschool
📞 07 855 6699
💬 Send us a message or give us a call—we'd love to welcome your family to LittleLees!

We are so grateful to receive this heartfelt feedback from one of our wonderful families as their son graduates from LittleLees Preschool. 💖
It has been a true privilege to be part of his early learning journey — watching him grow in confidence, develop new skills, and create beautiful memories along the way.
Thank you to his family for their trust, kindness, and support. Your words mean so much to our team and remind us why we are passionate about creating a warm, caring, and inspiring environment for every child.
Congratulations to our graduate! We are so proud of you and wish you every blessing and success at school. 🌟

✨ Celebrating Matariki at LittleLees ✨
This week, our tamariki embraced the spirit of Matariki through a range of meaningful and joyful experiences.
Together, the children prepared a delicious Māori-inspired vegetable soup, pumpkin pancakes, and traditional Māori bread, exploring the joy of cooking while celebrating Aotearoa's rich cultural heritage.
On Thursday, our centre came alive with music, movement, and creativity as we enjoyed a fun-filled celebration featuring boxing dance, poi dancing, shaker dancing, face painting, and a children's fashion show. The laughter, smiles, and excitement shared throughout the day made it a truly memorable celebration.
Our week has been filled with joy, learning, creativity, and connection as we celebrated Matariki together. Wishing all our families a season of reflection, gratitude, and new beginnings. 🌟

A Glimpse of Innocence~ A little girl in a pink sweater, golden hair dancing in the breeze, sits quietly on a black bicycle.
She stares at me with the purest eyes, the kind that have not yet learned to doubt, to fear, or to pretend.
For a moment, the noise of the world fades away.
Her gaze carries me to a land untouched by worry and anxiety, where hearts are gentle, and goodness grows wild like flowers.
In her eyes, I catch a glimpse of the purity we were all born with, and the home we spend our lives trying to find again.

What a Four-Year-Old Child Taught Me About Love
From Marie's Journal Entry
This little girl always finds ways to surprise me.
Sometimes she picks a flower from her family's garden and brings it to me. Other times, she carefully draws a picture and proudly places it in my hands. Today, she made several little "eggs and cakes" out of playdough and brought them to me as a gift.
Holding them out with shining eyes, she said:
“Marie, I made these eggs for you. Please eat them.”
I happily accepted her freshly made pretend eggs as though they were precious treasures. Then I pretended to eat them with great delight. When I had "finished," I rubbed my tummy and let out a satisfied little burp.
The moment she saw my reaction, she burst into laughter—a bright, musical giggle that rang through the room like tiny wind chimes.
In that moment, I felt a profound sense of joy.
A child's love is so different from the love we often experience as adults.
It is pure, clean, and free of hidden motives. There are no conditions attached, no expectations, and no desire for something in return.
Love is simply love.
Children do not calculate whether giving is worthwhile. They do not keep score. They do not ask what they might receive in exchange.
They simply want to share what they have with someone they care about.
Their generosity reminds me of Ruth Bebermeyer's beautiful poem Give To (1978):
I never feel more given to than when you take from me — when you understand the joy I feel giving to you.
And you know my giving isn't done to put you in my debt, but because I want to live the love I feel for you.
To receive with grace may be the greatest giving. There's no way I can separate the two.
When you give to me, I give you my receiving.
When you take from me, I feel so given to.
Children may not be able to express these truths in words, yet they live them naturally through their actions, their sincerity, and their open hearts.
Over the years, as both an early childhood teacher and the owner of an early learning centre, one of my deepest realizations has been this:
Children continually invite us back to the purity of childhood.
They remind us to become people who are genuine rather than performative, authentic rather than artificial—people whose inner lives and outward actions are in harmony.
In walking alongside children as they grow, I have come to understand that education is far more than the transmission of knowledge.
It is the touching of one life by another.
It is one soul awakening another.
We often think we are teaching children, but in truth, children are teaching us as well.
They teach us sincerity.
They teach us trust.
They teach us gratitude.
And perhaps most importantly, they teach us what love looks like in its simplest and purest form.
This is one of the reasons I continue to fall more deeply in love with my profession.
To every child in our centre:
Thank you.
Thank you for enriching my life with your genuine love, and for reminding me, again and again, that love was never meant to be complicated.
It was always meant to be simple, pure, and freely given.
❤️ May we all keep a little of a child's innocence in our hearts, and may we learn to both give and receive love with grace.

How much do our children love learning?
This afternoon, they asked, “When are we going to start learning?” I told them that primary school is on holiday, so they could take a break too. But instead, they organised their own little reading group. As I stood by and watched, I found myself smiling—and even tearing up with joy. Does anyone else get so moved at work that it brings tears to your eyes? 😊🌹❤️

It rained all day today, so we stayed indoors and enjoyed a fun boxing session. 🥊🌧️
The children were full of energy, building their strength, coordination, and confidence while having a great time together. It’s amazing how indoor activities can still keep little bodies active and happy.
Grateful for these joyful moments, even on a rainy day. 🌹