Preschool & kindergarten · Ages 1–5 · Maple Heights

Little hands.
Big days.

A play-first preschool where children dig in the garden, paint with their whole arm and ask a hundred questions before lunch — and teachers who love every one of them.

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State licensed · 5★ ratingHot lunch cooked on siteForest mornings weekly
Laughing preschooler reading a book outdoors on a bench
Box of colourful crayons on a table
18years growing little oaks
96children across four rooms
1 acregarden, mud kitchen & woods
100%teachers trained in first aid
Our rooms

A place for every little stage

Children move up when they are ready, not when the calendar says so — always with a familiar key teacher by their side.

All programmes
Children in the Seedlings room
12–24 months

Seedlings

A calm, cosy nest for our youngest explorers: treasure baskets, sensory play and lots of cuddles. Ratio 1:3.

$2,140 / monthExplore →
Children in the Sprouts room
2–3 years

Sprouts

Big feelings, first friendships and so many words. Messy play, music and potty-learning support. Ratio 1:4.

$1,960 / monthExplore →
Children in the Saplings room
3–4 years

Saplings

Curiosity takes the lead: projects, mud-kitchen science and stories children help write. Ratio 1:8.

$1,780 / monthExplore →
Children in the Acorns Pre-K room
4–5 years

Acorns Pre-K

School-ready without the worksheets — early phonics, number sense and confident, kind little humans. Ratio 1:10.

$1,640 / monthExplore →
A day at Little Oaks

From porridge to pick-up

Predictable rhythms help small people feel safe enough to be brave. Here is how a typical day flows.

Play the day →

Hello & breakfast club

Morning circle

Garden & mud kitchen

Lunch together

Studio: art & making

Pick-up & sharing

Toddler in a yellow raincoat walking through a meadow
Children painting rocks with markers and watercolours
How we teach

Play is the serious work of childhood

We follow a Reggio-inspired, play-based approach. Teachers watch closely, ask good questions and turn children's interests into weeks-long projects.

Outside every day

Rain, shine or snow — we have the wellies.

Key teachers

One trusted grown-up who knows your child best.

Child-led projects

From dinosaurs to bridges to bean tunnels.

Real food

Cooked fresh by Chef Ana, nut-free kitchen.

Our story & team
Snapshots

This week at Little Oaks

Play dough and wooden letters on a classroom table
Child jumping joyfully on an open road
Paintbrushes with bright orange paint
Little girl with a toy camera in the classroom
Preschoolers with backpacks walking on a trip
Pile of colourful building bricks
Wooden alphabet blocks in a pile
Proud boy flexing his arms by the lake
Parents say

Happy children, calm grown-ups

Our daughter cried the first morning and now cries when it's time to leave. The daily photos and notes make us feel part of her day.
Maya & TomParents in Sprouts
The Acorns teachers knew exactly how to stretch our son. He started kindergarten reading simple words and bursting with confidence.
Daniel O.Acorns alumnus dad
Real food, real mud and genuinely kind people. It feels like a big family that happens to be brilliant at early learning.
Priya S.Mum of two
Visit Little Oaks

Come and see us in action

Tours run Tuesday to Thursday, take about 45 minutes and little ones are very welcome to come along and play.

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