Inglewood Kindergarten

06/09/2026

Wow! Our tamariki are going to LOVE this. Thank you to all whānau past and present that nominated us! We are so lucky to have you as part of our community.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS!!!

We originally planned to choose 10 entries but because there were so many nominations, we've decided to make it 13 winners instead!

The winners are:

Brooklands Kindergarten
Waitara Community Childcare Centre
Busy Bees New Plymouth
Inglewood Kindergarten
Puketapu Kindergarten Bell Block
Marfell Kindergarten
Ruru House
ABC Moturoa / ABC Educare
Lollipops Bell Block
Inglewood Community Childcare Centre
Fitzroy Kindergarten
Waitara Central Kindergarten
BestStart Vivian Street

We’ll be in touch with each of the winning centres to organise your Mr Whippy visit!

And to everyone who missed out this time — don’t worry! We had such an awesome response that we’ll definitely be doing this again in the future, so keep an eye on out for another chance! 👀

Thanks so much to everyone who nominated their favourite kindy/daycare 🍦🍦🍦

28/08/2026

Today we came together to support Daffodil Day and the Cancer Society. 🌼

Today we wore yellow, explored lots of yellow art and craft materials, and got creative with our own daffodil-inspired creations. We also experimented with coloured dye and fresh daffodils, watching closely to see how the flowers changed — a little bit of science and a lot of curiosity! 🔬🌼

We were also very proud to hand over all the coins we had collected to the Cancer Society. Thank you to our tamariki, whānau and community for getting behind this special cause. Every little bit helps. 💛

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19/08/2026

One of our very talented mums has created some amazing yoga cards! They have a picture of an animal on one side a the pose on the other!

If your interested in these sets let us know and we will pass it on

19/08/2026

🇹🇴❤️ Mālō e lelei! Happy Tongan Language Week! ❤️🇹🇴

This week we are celebrating lea faka-Tonga (the Tongan language), culture, traditions and the beautiful connections that make our tamariki and whānau who they are. 🌺

Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week begins today!
Celebrate: 16 - 22 August 2026
The 2026 theme for Tonga Language Week is Ko 'etau hiva, ko e fe'unu mahu'inga ia ki he mo'ui 'a e Tonga - Our music is a vital strand of our Tongan culture.
You can find resources to help you celebrate on the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website! 🌸🌸

06/07/2026

🥶 Brrr… what a chilly week we had last week!

It was so cold that we decided to put Jack Frost to the test. We filled buckets, pots, and pans with water and placed them around the playground, wondering… would it get cold enough overnight to freeze? ❄️🧊

Well… Jack Frost did not disappoint! 🌨️

Learning about science has never been so cool! 🥶🧊

06/07/2026

Matariki prep is in full swing at Inglewood kindy today. We have been busy peeling and chopping some of our kai for our soup. This was a great way to connect and see the achievement of tamariki. “I did it” was heard a lot! Such a great sense of achievement and coming together.

03/07/2026

Our marā is providing our vitamin C as the weather gets cooler!

We were also donated some beautiful knitted mittens from St Andrews church. They also run a parent group every second Friday 10am-12pm!

25/06/2026

Puddles to splash 💦 , boots to wear 🥾, and friends to play with - BRING IT ON RAIN! ☔️ 🌧️

16/06/2026

Never a dull moment here at Inglewood kindergarten. From jumping in muddy puddles to doing yoga with Lisa! Was a great day to be a tamariki 🌧️ 🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ ☀️.

A great day for everyone to explore the Taranaki weather and challenge their bodies!

14/06/2026

This week we had Paige from our local library come in to visit kindy. She brought along some special hand-picked books from the library to share with our tamariki.

The children really enjoyed listening to the stories and looking through the books together. It was a lovely visit and a great way to connect with our local library and share a love of reading.