Heart Of Albany

We welcome you to Heart Of Albany

This amazing facility is situated on a sprawling one acre land with 60 car parks to make drop-off and pickup easy for our parents and with the best possible facilities providing the most in security, comfort and appropriate environments for the learning of our children.

Heart Of Albany

Heart Of Albany is a child care with four rooms specifically created to meet every need of our children in the age group of 3 months to 6 years of age. A dedicated sleep room with one sleep cot for every child, a kitchenette in our infant and toddler room, furnishings and outdoor play areas that provide our young ones with all opportunities to learn and grow and yet be safe and comfortable.

With low child-to-teacher ratios and with 90%+ qualified staff:

Our Team

“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.”
Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

At Heart of Albany ELC, our passionate teachers are at the heart of everything we do. We create a warm, nurturing environment where every child feels safe, valued, and supported to learn, grow, and thrive.

Led by our Centre Manager, Leena Puri, our qualified teaching team is committed to providing high-quality early childhood education through meaningful relationships, play-based learning, and strong partnerships with whānau.

Guided by Te Whāriki, we recognise every child as a capable and confident learner. Through responsive teaching and enriching experiences, we encourage curiosity, creativity, resilience, and a lifelong love of learning.

Meals That Follow Healthy Heart Foundation Guidelines

We have an in house dedicated Kitchen run by professional chef, providing meals that follow Healthy Heart Foundation Guidelines:

Our 4-week cyclic menu is committed to bringing nutritious meals, providing freshly made food. Giving a variety of colours, shapes and flavours.
We aim to reduce the refined sugar intake using natural sweeteners from different fruits.
We use a core ingredient list suggested by the Healthy Heart Foundation.
Our meals are low in sodium and low in trans fats.

If your child has a specific dietary requirement please inform the Centre prior to enrolment so we can provide suitable meals for your child.

If your child is on breast milk or formula, this needs to be provided to the Centre with instructions.

A Flexible Fee Structure

Now open and taking new enrolments.

Also, at Heart of Albany, to meet the needs of our parents, we run many programmes that include, besides full days, other options of short days and sessions.

Our fees structures also vary to reflect the flexibility of our various programmes and provide our parent’s, the fees options, based on the time a child is enrolled for.

For more details and further information please do contact us.

An Easily Accessible Location

Situated in the heart of the Albany business district of Orchard Park, Heart of Albany, is easily accessible from 10 Corinthian Drive with plenty of free parking.