Little Peppertree Preschool

Little Peppertree Preschool Little Peppertree Preschool is a small and homely preschool for 25 children aged 2 to 6 years. Peppertree Preschool is a family owned and operated Preschool.

Our focus is to foster children's self esteem and love of learning so that they become confident and capable learners, ensuring a smooth transition to School.

🥔 Potato Growing Competition Results! 🥔Last year, our three mini groups took on the challenge of growing the most potato...
19/03/2026

🥔 Potato Growing Competition Results! 🥔

Last year, our three mini groups took on the challenge of growing the most potatoes and today we finally uncovered the results!

The tamariki carefully tipped out each bucket and searched through the soil to see what had grown:
🌱 Tall Tōtara – found only the original potato, with no new growth
🌼 Kōwhai – discovered lots of potatoes in all shapes and sizes
🌺 Pōhutukawa – found just a couple of potatoes

🎉 Congratulations to our winners – Kōwhai! 🎉

The excitement was contagious as each new potato was uncovered! Now we’re deciding what delicious kai we can make together, and getting ready to plant some winter flowers to keep our garden colourful through the colder months 🌸

Congratulations to Little Peppertree and Peppertree Preschool on being awarded 3rd place in the Christmas Tree Festival!...
18/12/2025

Congratulations to Little Peppertree and Peppertree Preschool on being awarded 3rd place in the Christmas Tree Festival! We are so proud of our wonderful tamariki and teaching team for their creativity and hard work.” 🎄✨

We are looking for a qualified ECE teacher to join our team as a casual reliever – flexible, fun, and a great opportunit...
03/09/2025

We are looking for a qualified ECE teacher to join our team as a casual reliever – flexible, fun, and a great opportunity to be part of our preschool.

River adventures at the Rakahuri—catching invertebrates, exploring the life beneath the water.
27/08/2025

River adventures at the Rakahuri—catching invertebrates, exploring the life beneath the water.

25/08/2025

🌿 Welcome the Birds – Create a Flock! 🐦
Join us this Sunday for a fun, family-friendly morning at Waikuku Beach Domain as we celebrate the return of our braided river birds.

🎨 Get creative – decorate your own bird cut-out and add it to our community flock.
🌊 Explore and discover the special birds that make Waimakariri their home.
☕ Bring the whānau, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, and be part of something special.

📅 Sunday 31 August
🕙 10am–1pm
📍 Waikuku Beach Domain

This month, the tamariki at Little Peppertree have been taking part in the Waimakariri District Council community celebr...
25/08/2025

This month, the tamariki at Little Peppertree have been taking part in the Waimakariri District Council community celebration of the migratory birds returning to our braided rivers.

Today, we went on an excursion to Victoria Park to hide the special river stones the tamariki have been carefully decorating with native river birds such as the oyster catcher, banded dotterel, wrybill, black-billed gull, pied stilt, and black-fronted tern.

If you’re visiting the park, keep a lookout – you might discover one of these treasures tucked into the garden, beneath a tree by the playground, or even hidden under a park bench. Happy hunting!

20/08/2025

Discovering, learning, and engaging with the natural world spark curiosity, wonder, and excitement.

19/08/2025

We had a wonderful morning exploring the river, and collecting natural materials on our bush walk to build our own boats. The children showed great creativity in their unique designs and loved watching them float in the water.

Under the stars of Matariki, the Little Peppertree whānau came together to celebrate the Māori New Year. Around the bonf...
26/06/2025

Under the stars of Matariki, the Little Peppertree whānau came together to celebrate the Māori New Year. Around the bonfire, we sang waiata and shared warm soup and toasted marshmallows.
Mānawatia a Matariki!

26/06/2025

Our mural, inspired by The Seven Kites of Matariki story, is currently on display at the Rangiora Chamber Gallery. The exhibition is open to the public until the 3rd of July, and it's well worth a visit! If you haven’t had a chance to see the stunning artwork created by local early learning centres, we highly recommend stopping by.

Today we visited the Chamber Gallery at Rangiora Library to explore the amazing Matariki art exhibition by local early l...
26/06/2025

Today we visited the Chamber Gallery at Rangiora Library to explore the amazing Matariki art exhibition by local early learning centres. The tamariki proudly admired our mural inspired by The Seven Stars of Matariki, alongside the many creative artworks representing the stars in unique and inspiring ways.

Address

74 East Belt
Rangiora
7400

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(03) 313 3440

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