Home-based Childcare

 


Homebased childcare, a place where your child receives nurturing care and educational experiences with qualified teachers and offers to you an alternative to a childcare centre, daycare or pre-school. 



Otago & Southland Wide

Welcome to Just Like Home

Offering your whānau the very best in childcare – home-based early childhood education that allows your

child to develop and grow in a truly nurturing environment.

At Just Like Home, we know the early years are the most important years for laying the foundations for future learning and life experiences.  Research tells us children learn best through playing in small group settings in familiar and loving spaces – a setting that is just like home. 

We offer more than just childcare. We hand pick the very best educators, who are ECE qualified, and work under the same teaching regulations that a pre-school or kindergarten does. Our educators understand child development and are there to provide your child opportunities to realise their full potential.

Outside of your family home, our early childhood educator will naturally become a significant person your child's life. Authentic connections are nurtured and with our educators’ knowledge and experience, your child will be supported so they may become "competent and confident learners, healthy in mind, body, spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society" (Te Whāriki 1996)

Just Like Home, connecting you to quality home-based childcare in the Wānaka, Queenstown, Cromwell, Northern Southland and surrounding areas.
 

ENROL MY CHILD

Are you an ECE or Primary qualified teacher with a passion for Early Childhood Education?


We invite qualified Early Childhood Teachers who have a passion for working with young children to become a part of nurturing happy hearts at home!  Come join us as we bring together the best hearts and minds to create magical places and experiences. We are committed to supporting your professional growth, while allowing you to operate as your own boss. 


We seek educators in all areas of Central Otago, Hāwea, Cromwell, Luggate, Wānaka, Queenstown, Northern Southland and everywhere in between!

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Who are we?

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  • We are the people who are emotionally invested in your child's first 1000 days and beyond.


  • We are qualified early childhood teachers and qualified educators who understand how children's brains are grownd in the early years. 


  • We grow connections and a sense of belonging for children and whānau.


  • We are an early childhood home-based provider licensed by the Ministry of Education and working to the 2008 ECE Regulations and 2008 ECE Licensing Criteria.


  • We are reviewed by the Education Review Office and are meeting their requirements, so you can be confident your child is in good hands.


  • With small group settings and quality ratios, we are the service that ensures your child receives the personal care and education they deserve.

Imagine being able to offer your child the opportunity to learn in a home-based setting, with a childcare provider who is a qualified early childhood teacher,  a teacher who is able to help your child develop and grow, ready to take on the world confidently and competently. 


Poipoia Ngā Ngākau Harikoa

Nurturing Happy Hearts




Nurturing Happy Hearts


Working with you and your family to ensure your child develops and grows to be a confident and competent learner.


 

OUR STORY


For Families


We support your children to learn at their pace through exploration and play, guided by our early childhood teachers.



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For Teachers


Great teachers are the heart of our home. If you are looking for an ECE job based from the comfort of your home, register with us now.



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  • Our educator looked after both my children and I couldn't ask for a better level of care for them.  Both girls adored her. 

    - Hannah W.


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  • An awesome new home base childcare company with a very personal touch. Jeanette has the biggest passion and care for all our kids, her business sense is fun and educational for all families.  A great service for local families. 

    - M Bradley

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  • Our educator goes the extra mile with our child's requirements whether it be food, cloth nappies, sleep etc and genuinely cares for their wellbeing. 

    - Parent

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  • Milly and Nicola have such a lovely bond and Milly loves her 'Nicca' days.  Nicola provided her home with a balance of self-play to planned activities and challenges.  They have so many adventures out in the community.  We couldn't be happier, knowing Milly is happy and well cared for when she is not with us.

    - Hannah and Logan

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