ABC Hillcrest

Hillcrest - Forrest
Hillcrest - Girls
Hillcrest - Xmas
Hillcrest - rabbit 2
Hillcrest - sprinkler 2
Hillcrest - Korowai
Hillcrest - sprinkler
Hillcrest - Jumping
Hillcrest - Blocks
Hillcrest - Clown
Hillcrest - Playground
Hillcrest - Painting
Hillcrest - party
Hillcrest - Police
Hillcrest - Mushrooms
Hillcrest - Bunnings
Hillcrest - Bubbles
Hillcrest - Rabbit
Hillcrest - Tunel
Hillcrest - Lamb
Hillcrest - Magnify
Hillcrest - Grandparent
ABC Hillcrest is situated in Hillcrest close to the local schools and Polytechnic. We provide a home away from home environment with a fantastic outdoor area, which helps develop children’s physical and cognitive skills. We also have beautiful gardens made by the children and whānau from our centre.

We provide different areas which the children can flow between, there is a lovely, inviting under two space in which the children are always stimulated and receive reciprocal relationships with the teachers in that area.

The team at ABC Hillcrest is very passionate and are dedicated to enriching the lives of the children in our care. All our staff are qualified teachers and bring a diverse range of skills to our centre. We pride ourselves on the great relationships that we form with the children, their families and the community around us. Our goal at ABC Hillcrest is to provide your children with the skills needed to become confident, competent learners, preparing them for their learning journey ahead.

We welcome you to visit our centre at any time convenient to you.

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ABC Hillcrest Bike Day
Rotorua Cultural Festival

kind words from our parents

Parent

To the amazing, beautiful, funny, loving teachers at ABC Hillcrest. ABC was a home away from home, a safe place, where magic happens and memories are made. No words can express how grateful we are, to have you ALL part of our lives. You all cared for and adored Alzarah as if she was your family. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we will truly miss each and every one of you.

Parent

Our son Oliver started at the centre about 4 months ago when he was 1 year old (incredibly young and vulnerable in our eyes!). We were naturally very nervous about the idea of ‘handing him over’ for such long periods of time to people who we had only briefly met. From day one the staff have welcomed Oliver by name. Again a small thing that may seem insignificant but is incredibly important to you as a parent as it shows that they see your child as part of their whanau and not just another kid turning up for a few hours. I simply can’t say enough about Kristen. We’ve only known her for a short period of time but already completely trust her with Oliver, primarily because we know that he completely trusts her. That’s probably one of the biggest compliments I could pay. We couldn’t have hoped for a better start and look forward to seeing Oliver thrive here over the next few years.

Sian Coombe

I have now been a parent at ABC Hillcrest for over 11 years and could not imagine taking my children anywhere else. When we first visited the centre back in 2007 as young parents we were drawn to the the large open brightly-coloured back play area and the warm welcome from the staff. With a just turned two year old and a six month old baby the fact that they catered for both of our children in the same centre was a huge draw card. Able to accommodate my crazy shift work hours in tourism, I found a real sense of family and community at ABC Hillcrest. Although the centre has undergone ownership changes and a few staff changes over this time the sense of family and community has stayed strong. We have since gone on to have two more children with 5 year gaps and I knew that the only place I wanted to leave my babies was here. Both my sisters jumped at the chance to enrol their children here when the need arose, having seen first hand how happy we were with the centre. I know not all families are as lucky as we have been with their childcare experiences and I will always treasure the many memories we have made here at ABC Hillcrest.

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