Kia Ora and Welcome to Kids Count Kelvin Road
At Kids Count every child is valued and cared for. We have an amazing team of teachers who have a range of skills to cater for the needs of children’s learning ability. We were established in May 2014 and have flourished into part of the community in Papakura.
We are licensed for up to 100 children, 20 of whom can be aged under 2 years, so we cater for children from when you first need your child(ren) to attend a loving and nurturing environment until they graduate to school. For a list of services we provide see the Services page.
We will genuinely care for your children and support their development as they evolve into the young individuals they are capable of being and to start them on their journey towards reaching their full potential.
We have recently converted our outdoor pool to extend our children’s permanent play area to the delight of the children. To ensure our children retain access to our free-swimming lessons they will travel to our sister centre at Marne Road who have a large indoor heated pool.
Session times
All Day
7:30am to 5:30pm
Morning
7:30am to 12:30pm
(Free for 2-5 year olds)
Afternoon
12:30pm to 5:00pm
(Free for 2-5 year olds)
Caters for ages 0 - 5 years
09 295 0008
22 Kelvin Road, Papakura
Our Rooms
Whare Koru Baby Room
From ages 3mths – 2 years
Welcome to our Whare Koru baby room where we provide a welcoming, warm, and caring environment full of opportunities for the milestone developments and learning of your babies!
Our main focus is to form attachment bonds with your babies and make their transition to our Centre as smooth and stress free as possible for the child and the parent.
We work closely with the Whanau to ensure that we cater for the individual needs and well-being of your baby.
Daily routines are recorded on Storypark where it is instantly accessible to Whanau. Please ensure to provide your email address upon enrolment.
We look forward to seeing you and welcoming your baby into their new environment.
Whare Koru Toddler Room
For ages 2 – 3 years
Welcome to our toddler room, where we love to engage our tamariki in lots of fun learning!
Our focus is to build positive relationships with our tamariki and whanau and create an environment that is calm and inviting for all who enter our room.
Our activities work alongside our tamariki’s interests and help to develop their social skills, social competence, and physical developments” as they extend their boundaries and assert their independence.
Toilet training also takes place in the Whare Koru Toddler room.
We look forward to seeing you and your tamariki real soon.
Whare Kiwi 3-year old Room
For ages 3 – 4 years
Welcome to our 3-year-old room, where your tamariki continue their learning developments, either from transitioning from Whare Koru Toddlers, or are just starting their journey with us.
Our focus is to support our tamariki to become confident and competent learners, where they develop their social skills and and learn routines, to help them transition from one activity to another.
They are no longer a toddler and on the cusp of joining the older children transitioning to school.
We look forward to seeing you and your tamariki real soon.
Whare Kiwi 4-year old Room
For ages 4 – 6 years
Welcome to our Whare Kiwi 4-year-old room where we love to build strong friendships and bonds with our tamariki and Whanau.
Through our daily activities our tamariki develop confidence and knowledge to explore, take turns and share. The inquisitive minds of our tamariki that lead them to ask questions and solve problems is an amazing thing that we observe on a daily basis. The children learn routine and structure and strategies that help to support them with their emotions, their self-management and their relationships.
Our Transition to School programme enables our tamariki to develop their fine motor skills through fun learning activities to assist with scissors and pencil grip once they start to learn to write the letters of their name in preparation for a successful transition to school.
We look forward to the learning journey that we will share with you and your tamariki.
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