Childcare Centre - Te Ao Tamariki
How to enrol your child/He pēhea te whakauru i tāu tamaiti
We encourage you to visit our Centre to have a look around and talk to our staff before deciding whether the Centre is right for your family. Please let us know beforehand when you are planning to come.
We operate a first in first placed system for students, staff and community users. Please phone us for more information about current vacancies. In case no space is available your child can be placed on our waiting list. All enrolments need to be pre-booked and confirmed and a bond of $50.00 must be paid on confirmation of initial placement.
Opening Hours
- The Centre hours are 7.45 am to 5.30 pm
- We offer full-time as well as part-time care
- Morning sessions run 7.45am - 12.30pm
- Afternoon sessions 12.30pm - 5.30pm.
Holidays
- The Centre is open throughout the year except for a 4-week period during the Christmas holidays.
- When the Centre is closed for the Christmas break no retainer will be required.
- Statutory holidays need to be paid in full if they fall on a day your child would have normally attended.
- A retainer of 50% is required throughout holiday periods if the enrolment is to be retained after the holidays.
- During the Christmas period students pay a retainer of 30% until courses start at the beginning of the New Year.
More Information
Contact 348-8929 or email childcare@education.canterbury.ac.nz.
