Welcome/Haere Mai

Bishopdale Community Preschool is currently closed.  We are hoping to reopen at the end of June within the Breens Intermediate School grounds.  

15.5.12

Re-enrolment for Bishopdale Community Preschool at Breens Intermediate Site.

We would like to thank our community for their continued support for our service.  it was so heartening to see you all at the enrolment drive. We have received many more applications to enrol than we have capacity for within the classroom, therefore we are currently looking at our options to add an additional portable classroom to the site.  We will be posting out confirmation of your enrolment next week, along with your tax receipts. 

If you have not completed an enrolment form and are seeking to enrol with us when we reopen at the Breens site could you please download the form below and email to bishopdale.preschool@xtra.co.nz    

Enrolment Form PDF

Cancellation of Enrolment Form 

For Further updates and information about our closure please go to the News and Events page on this website.

Monday 26 March 2012

Bishopdale Community Preschool Staff and Management Committee regret the sudden building closure today, Monday 26 March 2012, which is linked to CERA. 

We will be spending the immediate future investigating the issues and looking to develop a plan moving forward with solutions for our community. We will be holding regular Community meetings and events to keep in touch with our friends and family so watch our News & Events Page.  We have also started a facebook page for our community so please visit us there by clicking the link =>

Kia Kaha

Make your submission to the Council to strengthen our building click here

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 Helpful tips for supporting children open here

Helpful tips for supporting toddlers open here

To view the Civil Defence Turtle Safe DVD click here

Bishopdale Community Preschool was established by the community within the Bishopdale Mall complex over 30 years ago.  We operate as a registered society that is not-for-profit; this allows us to put any surplus funds back into the development of the centre. 

We have a management committee of volunteer parents that together with the teaching team and the centre manager work to continually improve the service we provide to the community. 
We lease our premises from the Christchurch City Council and they support our service with a rental subsidy grant.  We are also funded by the Ministry of Education, WINZ , and through parent fees.

Our Aspiration

It is our aspiration to provide a service that supports children and their families so that they may grow up as confident and competent learners, ready and able to explore their world with courage and curiosity.  We believe that it takes a community to achieve this, learning together, sharing values, beliefs, and knowledge. 
We welcome you to join our community of learners and participate in helping young children make connections with the people, places and things in their world.

"Kotahi mano Kaika, Ko tahi mano wawata"

A thousand homes achieving a thousand aspirations