About & Description

The Auckland Kindergarten Association is a charitable trust made up of 107 kindergartens and four all day early learning centres across the greater Auckland region. Our mission is to provide leadership in education.

The Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) is a charitable trust that has been providing quality early childhood education since 1908. The AKA is New Zealand's largest kindergarten association with over 10,000 children going to one of our 107 public kindergartens throughout Auckland every week. At all the Kindys we employ only fully qualified teachers, who have an early childhood teaching diploma as a minimum qualification and hold a current Teacher Registration Practising Certificate. Our Kindys reflect the diversity of New Zealand society, and are open to all children and their families. Cultural diversity is celebrated for its ability to enhance and enrich the learning environment. Kindergarten hours vary by centre, visit www.aka.org.nz and click find a centre button and search for your local kindy. Hours will be similar to school hours. Our philosophy The AKA values an enriching, safe and dynamic learning environment for children. Our kindergartens are accessible, non-discriminatory, and open to the diversity of the children and whanau who attend. We view your child as capable, competent, life-long learners. Children are encouraged to make their own learning choices, problem solve, observe and explore at their own pace, with support from teachers, families/whānau and their peers. We value the importance of child initiated, play-based experiences. The AKA values the ongoing learning of teachers, parents and whānau. We believe the sharing of knowledge, skills and attributes is fundamental to achieving the best learning outcomes for children.