Woodlands Preschool Limited - Huntsbury

Education & Care5.0 (13)Updated 12 days ago
Open today · 7:30am5:30pm · Huntsbury, Canterbury

About this centre

Woodlands Preschool Limited - Huntsbury is a licensed education & care centre in Huntsbury, Canterbury.

20 Hours ECE is available for eligible tamariki.

Compiled from the Ministry of Education ECE Directory.

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Key facts

HoursMon–Fri, 7:30am – 5:30pm
20 Hours ECEAvailable for eligible tamariki

Licence & ERO

Service type
Education & Care
MOE number
46342
Sourced from the Ministry of Education ECE Directory, last synced 17 Jul 2026. See the official record on Education Counts.

Reviews & ratings

5.013 Google reviews

Overall rating aggregated from Google. Verified Parent.nz reviews from families who enquired appear below.

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Allison Du Toit
★★★★★via Google ↗February 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We couldn’t be happier with our daughter’s experience at this Woodlands Huntsbury. The teachers are incredibly caring, patient, and genuinely invested in each child’s growth and happiness. It’s such a comforting feeling dropping her off each day knowing she is safe, loved, and encouraged to learn and explore. We’ve seen so much growth in her confidence, social skills, and independence since she started. The communication with parents is excellent, and the environment is always welcoming and positive. We are so grateful for the love and dedication the team pours into what they do. Highly recommend to any family looking for a nurturing and supportive preschool!

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Monique Wilson
★★★★★via Google ↗February 2026

Woodlands Huntsbury has been an incredible preschool for our family. The kaiako are genuinely caring people who take the time to know each child and meet their individual needs. Our son had tried another centre and struggled to settle, but a friend recommended Woodlands Huntsbury and we are so grateful to have found this place. From day one, they showed how thoughtfully they respond to children’s interests. Our son loves space, and on his first proper day they set up space themed activities which was so lovely. They offer a wide range of engaging activities tailored to the children every single day and it’s clear how much thought and effort goes into planning this. Their communication with parents is excellent. We always feel informed and included, and the kaiako truly listen, care, and take on board parent feedback. They have gone above and beyond to help our son settle, working with us as a team and showing so much patience and understanding. The centre itself is a lovely, welcoming space with a warm community feel as soon as you walk in. Being a smaller centre, it feels very personalised, and our whole family feels known and included. Woodlands Huntsbury is incredibly welcoming and inclusive of whānau, and you can feel that sense of belonging every day. We drive from a different part of town to bring our son here and would absolutely recommend Woodlands Huntsbury to any family looking for a nurturing, responsive, and community-focused preschool. It has made a huge positive difference for our boy and for us as parents. Thank you Woodlands, we are very grateful to you all :)

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G.M Psychology
★★★★★via Google ↗February 2026

All of our three children attended Woodlands. We cannot recommend it highly enough. Fabulous, talented, and very caring staff, always warm and welcoming, awesome environment with lots of things for the children to do, explore, and learn from. Woodlands is always clean, tidy, and organised, and it has the most wonderful owners. Woodlands is a truly fantastic preschool. All our children thrived at Woodlands and loved it. It set them up perfectly for primary school. Our youngest is still there and loving every moment. 100% recommend!