Nelson Tasman Settlement Support

A Partnership between Department of Labour and Nelson City Council

Pre-school education

The Nelson Tasman region has 70 facilities offering care for very young babies through to school age. The range covers child-care, Playcentres, Montessori, Kindergartens and Christian pre-schools. All New Zealand pre-schools have to meet high government standards. Nelson and Tasman both score well on attendance with nearly 80% of the pre-school population attending state funded preschools in Nelson and 70% in Tasman, a measure seen as an indicator of how well a child will do throughout the school years.

The following web site can help you locate schools for under 5s:

http://www.minedu.govt.nz/Parents/AllAges/SchoolSearch.aspx