Cottle Kindergarten

Cottle Kindergarten Cottle Kindergarten
117 Thackeray Street We welcome all family/whanau/Aiga into our kindergarten.

Cottle Kindergarten is in the river side of Trentham, Upper Hutt and has been a part of the local community for 28 years. We encourage you to take an active role where you can share the interests and values of your family and participate in our daily programme. We have recently been awarded a "Silver Award" for Enviro-schools programme. You are welcome to join us in our new project where we are c

reating a te ao Māori (Maori world view) garden. Nga tamariki enjoy a beautiful surrounding which treasure Papatuanuku and upholds the beautiful narratives of our local community.

A perennial favourite pukapuka to read together here at Cottle is the pūrākau of Hatu Patu and the Bird Woman. It's got ...
03/06/2026

A perennial favourite pukapuka to read together here at Cottle is the pūrākau of Hatu Patu and the Bird Woman. It's got all the fun stuff - a brave boy, a beautiful but scary baddie, a bit of danger, and a happy ending. This afternoon we read it five times in a row! The children like to look at a picture of the real life rock near Atiamuri where Hatu Patu is said to have hidden from the bird woman.

Lately we have been noticing tamariki engaging in real-world, purposeful play using natural resources, with strong colla...
02/06/2026

Lately we have been noticing tamariki engaging in real-world, purposeful play using natural resources, with strong collaboration, growing agency, and sustained, sensory-rich interactions. For example, this morning we saw creative enjoyment of our ocean of Autumn leaves and our logs- including enthusiastic construction of numerous camp fires! - and of course the classic, satisfying mixing and baking with sand and water.

We've started the week with lots of enthusiasm for "Important Jobs" outdoors, activities with satisfying sensory value. ...
11/05/2026

We've started the week with lots of enthusiasm for "Important Jobs" outdoors, activities with satisfying sensory value. The Autumn leaves clean up crew did fabulous mahi: when the kaiako asked if they also do jobs at home, one friend commented "No I don't do jobs. I do FAVOURS". The dinosaur cleaning crew took great pleasure in coating their dinos with mud, then cleaning them up to sparkling newness. We also had tamariki rearranging the boxes and climbing equipment to make it exciting for their friends. Feeling helpful and responsible is a lovely part of being a kindy kid 😀

We are fortunate to have a large, light-filled space inside our kindergarten, which we intentionally leave uncluttered s...
23/04/2026

We are fortunate to have a large, light-filled space inside our kindergarten, which we intentionally leave uncluttered so that tamariki can make their own decisions about how they will use it throughout the day. Here are some of this morning's child-led pockets of enjoyment and learning.

20/04/2026

Good evening everybody

Kindergarten will be closed tomorrow.

We have just now received instructions that *** All Kindergartens in areas where there is a red warning will be closed tomorrow **

This includes Wairarapa, Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt and Wellington. Be safe out there!

We had a fun day before the weather finally sent us home! Stay safe everybody ❤️
20/04/2026

We had a fun day before the weather finally sent us home! Stay safe everybody ❤️

20/04/2026

We’ve just been advised that all centres need to close ASAP due to the worsening weather. Please come and get your children as soon as you possibly can!

Today was all about pākiki: exploring, experimenting, being curious
15/04/2026

Today was all about pākiki: exploring, experimenting, being curious

Today we tried out our new hanging agility accessories that attach to the monkey bars. What a great opportunity they pro...
14/04/2026

Today we tried out our new hanging agility accessories that attach to the monkey bars. What a great opportunity they provide for strength and coordination skills, not to mention the need for patience and turn taking. There was added excitement when recent graduate Beauden popped in for a visit 😍

10/04/2026

We've got some keen dancers at kindy these days. For example this morning some friends popped up from the kai table to have quick silent boogie, then returned to their seats. This afternoon we had one of our regular outdoor dance sessions courtesy of DJ Marguerite.
Joy: this is how our inner child feels about music and sunshine and friends, isn't it!

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117 Thackaray Street, Poet's Block
Upper Hutt

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 2:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 2:30pm

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