Cuddles Early Learning Centre - Avonhead

Our son absolutely loves Cuddles! Cuddles provides a lovely,engaging environment with enthusiastic teachers who genuinely care for the tamariki ❤️

Cuddles has been a life saver, the kind of place you walk into and just feel at ease! Definitely recommend this preschool for your child, it stands out like no others!

Our two children just love going to Cuddles. The staff are professional, engaging and passionate. Lovely spaces, toys and activities.

Cuddles is the best place for any child! The team are amazing and friendly and the environment is so welcoming. The teachers are very professional and knowledgeable, can't recommend this place enough.

I was so pleased when I walked into Cuddles, the facilities are so kids friendly, warm, vivid colours, great for creativity and activities! The team I met was very friendly and professional, I’m pleased to get some honest answers. Thanks Cuddles!

Wow, it's amazing to see what is possible when great design, facilities, vision and high quality, well qualified and energetic staff all come together for the children's benefit. I love to see our grandchild keenly running down the corridor into the big room every morning, and the warmth of greetings received not only for him, but for us as caregivers as well. The staff to child ratio is great, so every child is valued as an individual and is most carefully supervised all day, wherever in the facility they are. The amazing new building, grounds and equipment make the task of supervision easier for the staff. For example, all parts of the outdoor area are visible from the inside (although I have never seen children being allowed outside without a teacher being with them). All outdoor areas are not only interesting, delightful and safe, but completely covered with artificial grass, off an expansive deck. So nice to have never been greeted at the end of the day with "xxxxx bumped his head today, we don't know what happened, but you need to sign this form...." Even having a proper off street parking area is wonderful thing I'm sure most Avonhead parents will appreciate! There is a detailed curriculum plan and detailed reports on where each individual child is at (eg literacy). Everything is carefully planned (even the daily meal menus, which our grandson certainly enjoys!). We are amazed at the depth of reporting received on a regular basis. Our child received a detailed report (with photos) at the end of his first week, which was amazing. Even at that stage it was obvious that his teacher knew him extremely well, and by then our grandson already counted his teachers (Melissa and Mikayla and Winnie) among his friends. We so appreciate the time and effort made to produce these regular progress reports. Our child was being toilet trained at the time of starting, and without any prompting from us they constructed a reward chart and kept us informed each day of how things were going. This is the sort of individual care and attention that makes a difference. The owner (Winnie) is an expert in what she does, and there are no issues about drop-off or collection times, which gives us the realistic flexibility every family needs. She is very accommodating, competent and nothing is a problem. Changing pre schools was in no way disruptive, and every day we can see that moving our child to Cuddles was a positive move.

This is such a perfect place for my son. He loves it here - and he has learned a lot of things since he started! The teachers are very welcoming and warm too. Obviously showing their passion and dedication and support to every child.

We have struggled to find the first preschool for our son. And we couldn’t be happier with our choice to enroll him in Cudddles. William love time spent at Cuddles. We really appreciate the support, dedication and passion the team have shown since we starting. They truly care and provide a wonderful environment for my boy to grow and develop. Thank you for making it a home away from home for all the kids!!! Love Cuddles team