Home Based Care
Selwyn Kids strives to have the best Educator for your child in homes where learning is nurtured and encouraged.
About Our Home Based Care
Home based care is best for babies and toddlers. One caregiver, one home – more settled children, better sleep, better routines, less sickness and more flexible options for parents.
Home based care is the fastest growing childcare type in New Zealand. It is widely recognised overseas that to have early childhood education with one or two stable carers in a nurturing environment provides huge benefits to a child’s early development.
Are you Interested in Becoming a Selwyn Kids Educator?
Fun, flexible, stress free childcare in home
Children do best when they feel comfortable in their environment. Selwyn Kids strives to have the best Educator for your child in homes where learning is nurtured and encouraged with individual planning.
Children are taken on regular outings and playgroups linked to children’s individual learning goals. These assist learning about the world around us and normal daily life skills not always available to children in a daycare environment.
Why choose Selwyn Kids Home-based?
Locally Owned. Community Focused. Family Driven.
At Selwyn Kids Home-Based, we’re proud to be a locally owned and operated service that puts relationships first. We’re not a large national chain — we’re part of the Selwyn community.
- Small, nurturing home environments
- Genuine relationships with children and whānau
- Strong support networks through playgroups, outings and community connections
- Regular support and mentoring for educators from experienced Visiting Teachers
- A trusted local service that grows with your family
When you join Selwyn Kids, you’re not just choosing childcare — you’re joining a community that cares.
Small enough to know every family. Local enough to make a difference.
What’s great about home-based care?
Flexible Care That Works for Your Family
Home-based care offers wonderful flexibility for the whole family. For children, learning and care in a warm, home-like environment with a dedicated educator and a small, familiar group of friends creates a sense of comfort, security and belonging — making it feel like a natural extension of their own home and everyday life.
For parents, home-based care can offer greater flexibility around work and family commitments, with some educators providing extended hours or part-day care. Over time, your educator can become a trusted and valued part of your child’s life — someone who knows your family, understands your child and may be able to provide additional hours or support when needed.
please add in about ECE for three years old, WINZ subsidises and family boost
Flexible care. Familiar faces. A home away from home.
Quality early learning
Our home-based educators are passionate about creating a loving, safe and nurturing environment where children feel secure, supported and inspired to learn.
They provide a rich programme of early learning experiences, thoughtfully tailored to each child’s interests, development and individual needs. Children also enjoy regular outings and opportunities to explore, connect and learn within their wider community.
Nurturing care. Meaningful learning. Adventures beyond the home.
Care in an environment that’s like home
Flexibility, the comforts of home and nurturing relationships — that’s what our Home-Based Care is all about.
Your child will thrive in a warm, familiar environment where secure, trusting relationships can flourish between them, their dedicated educator and the small group of children they share their days with.
With individual attention, meaningful connections and a strong sense of belonging, children are supported to learn, grow and develop with confidence.
Quality Early Learning Made More Accessible
At Selwyn Kids, we believe every child should have access to quality early childhood education. For eligible children, 20 Hours ECE provides up to 20 hours of subsidised early learning each week for children aged 3 to 5 years.
Additional support may also be available through WINZ childcare assistance, depending on your family’s circumstances. FamilyBoost may help eligible families with the cost of early childhood education.
We’re here to help you understand the options available and find the right care for your family.
