Little Kickers in Meadowbank is a preschool football class, part of a franchise network that the brand describes as having 2,250 coaches and more than 300 franchises in 25 countries. It is the local branch of a programme aimed at very young children, and the classes are run from Meadowbank School on Waiatarua Road in Auckland.
The main website has a postcode search that finds the nearest class, so a parent can check which session is closest to home. The brand describes itself as the world's biggest preschool football academy. For a family in Meadowbank, the classes are run at the school, which sets the local character of the programme. Our pick for a parent looking for a first football class for a preschooler in the east of Auckland.