OMG I can't believe I'm typing this as it has been a beautiful long journey with Tui but I wish to confirm our son’s last day at Tui3 will be this coming Friday. Feels surreal to say goodbye to you all.  Tui has been a big part of our lives & daily routine for 8 years now with both our boys. 

Your team have been so supportive to us and supply such an amazing natural home-feel environment.  Gave us such relief when parent-guilt would set in, having to leave them to go to work to put food on the table.  I'm pretty sure Tui has always set a higher educational & relationship standard than the rest.  Still remember when we first started with your team, other parents couldn't believe how many written stories we received on such a regular basis!

Kelly and Dylan

I have found Penny's experience to be amazing and I would highly recommend Tui to any other parents. The staff are fantastic and are always friendly and helpful. Penny has taken such a shine to all the ladies (especially Lisa) and it is always lovely to hear all the cool things they do each day. We will be very very sad on her last day.

Amy

I have to say that we are LOVING Tui day-care!! It is the best place we could have possibly found and I know that Tyler is thriving being there! He has had so many new experiences and he absolutely loves the teachers!!!!
Thank you for everything Tui has done so far for our little man.
Steph

The teachers were all so friendly and welcomed us into the Tui family. They really made us feel like they appreciated our children's special qualities and strengths. I have only positive things to say about our time as part of the Tui family and would like to thank Larissa and her team for being such a great part of our lives.

Sarah

I thoroughly enjoy the loving whanau environment at Tui Early Learning Centre. Because of the caring and gentle nature of all the staff, my babies feel very comfortable attending the centre and are always filled with smiles and laughter when we arrive. I would highly recommend Tui Early Learning Centre on Napier road to anyone who requires day time care for their children. It is an absolutely fantastic place with absolutely fantastic staff.
Adele

Loving the smiles I get when I pick my daughter up from Tui and the kind and warm greetings from all the teachers when I drop off and collect her. I am also enjoying the stories of what she gets up to each day and very happy that she is enjoying her time at Tui. I am happy that she is attending Tui, so thank you to you and all the teachers.
Kayla

From the moment I visited Tui I knew this was the place for us. The teachers made me feel so comfortable and I had no doubt in my mind that Paige would be OK there. On her first day, I got up to leave and she just looked at me to say 'hurry up Mum, go away'. Now when I go to pick her up she runs away from me because she doesn't want to leave, it's like her second home.
Nicky

Can't believe this is Marcus’ last week at Tui, he has loved it so much. The staff are amazing and I would recommend to anyone to put their kids into Tui.
Bronagh

I visited numerous centres within the Palmerston North district throughout my search for someone to provide suitable daily care for my babies. I chose Tui Early Learning Centre over all other daycare facilities, both home-based and centre-based, throughout the entire region.

I have found Tui Early Learning Centre to be a fantastic environment for my babies. The Napier road centre is extremely well equiped with a wide range of indoor and outdoor resources for children to learn, grow and explore. There is a real sense of appreciation for the natural environment within the centre which gives it a wonderful feel. Many of the resources available for the children are creatively produced from materials found in the natural environment and are not manufactured from synthetic materials, which is absolutely fantastic.

The staff at Tui Early Learning Centre on Napier road are of the highest quality and provide care for my babies that is second to none. They are all very warm natured and are devoted, loving carers of my babies, and all the children within the centre. I particularly enjoy the learning stories the staff regularly post to the Educa website. These stories are always very interesting to read as they provide a detailed description of the activities my babies have been participating in, along with the learnings attached to each activity.
Adele

Our son Ned started Tui when he was one year old. Staff at the centre were incredibly welcoming, accommodating and interested in Ned right from the get go. It really felt like he was the only child in the centre! But I'm sure all the parents feel the same way about their own children as that is what Tui inspires.

Almost everyday when Ned was picked up, there was a story from a teacher about what he had been up to that day, a new skill or something funny he had said or done. And we always loved reading the learning stories that were posted regularly for us and the extended family to read online.

One of the things I think is a strength at Tui is that the teachers pay such great attention to each child's individual development and then provide experiences to help the children extend their new skills and interests. Ned went through phases of being very interested in baking, then biking, dressing up in bright colours, anatomy and more. He would express interest and then sure enough he was provided with a big bike, muffin making, sparkling skirts and nail polish and books about skeletons.

Another thing we really liked about Tui was the very broad and open minded approach to education. It always felt like a wide range of cultural and social beliefs and norms were considered and no one world view was pushed, but all encouraged. This was very important to our family.

Phil and I are incredibly grateful to Tui and all the wonderful staff for giving him such a nurturing and caring environment in what we consider to have been the most important years of his life.

We do tend to rave on a bit about Tui to people in Palmerston North looking for child care and obviously highly recommend it as a great place to take their children. We have moved to another town now and Tui has set the bar very high for us in our search for a new Centre!
Nicky & Phil

Tui Early Learners is the perfect fit for my daughter and our family.
She started with Nestlings at 3 months old, after a hard search for a centre that we felt totally comfortable with. Over the past 2 years she has blossomed into a thriving, confident, capable and independent little girl, who wakes up wanting to go to Nestlings every day.
She is nurtured, educated and challenged in a safe environment where she has so many opportunities to play, grow and develop at her own pace.
The teachers at Nestlings are absolutely fantastic. The time and effort they all put in to planning and implementing different learning opportunities for all of the children is clearly evident and the care, support and love they all show makes the family environment all the more stronger.
Choosing Nestlings for my daughter was definitely the best choice we could have made for her and her education.
Sara-Jane

Hi Deborah -

Warren and I want to pass on our heartfelt THANKS - to you and all of the Tui staff.

We have been delighted with our grandson Finn Calder's progress. During the four years that he has been a regular at "my Tui," as he calls it, we've seen him grow from a small baby to a confident and capable five year old. Your amazing teachers have not only cared for Finn, but have also encouraged, guided and inspired him. We have nothing but praise for their energy and dedication.

Along the way, we have thoroughly enjoyed the regular Educa updates and learning stories. The photographic record(s) and descriptions of Finn and the other children's activities have helped us share in Finn's adventures and appreciate his development. As proud Nana and Grandad, we have also printed most of them out as well.

Both of us whole-heartedly recommend Tui Early Learners at Napier Road. We are more than happy to answer questions from anybody who is considering enrolling their little one(s) there.

Thank you for everything. Please pass on our gratitude. You have all had a huge impact on Finn, his mum, and us.

Liz &Warren

My two girls were both at Tui Early Learners from the age of 6 months (until 2 and 4.5 years old).  We were very happy with their care while at Tui and were very sad about them leaving when we moved away from Palmerston North.
 
I found the teachers in the babies’ area all to be kind, caring and calm – this was very important to me since my daughters started quite young (6 months). The centre and the teachers worked very hard to make the girl’s transition to the Two’s side as easy as possible. On the Two’s side the teachers do a fabulous job of encouraging more independence and social interaction skills. They played a huge role in making toilet training low stress for all of us.
 
This focus on independence and self-management continued for my older daughter in the 3 and 4’s area where they very gently encouraged my quite anxious kid to begin to do lots of things for herself. They also were great at taking a child’s own interest and running with it to help the children explore the world around them. I also thought the outdoor area for the 3s and 4s is awesome.
 
The centre management is very flexible and accommodating with respect to hours booked and late pick-ups. I had a job that didn't always finish on time and as long as the centre was informed they were very understanding if I was late picking the children up. I am only now realising how rare this is in daycare centres.
 Sarah