Seedlings Early Learning Centre is an early childhood centre at 2 Hamill Road in Halswell, Christchurch. It opened in 2013 and is owned and run by two families, and it has two Halswell locations, Longhurst and Knights Stream Park. It takes children from three months to six years. The centre is co-managed by Cindy Paul and Kylie Morgan, both experienced early childhood educators.
Its teaching is guided by Te Whāriki and influenced by the Reggio Emilia approach, with play at the centre of the programme. The centre says it weaves the values of kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and ako into everyday practice, and that whānau are treated as partners. Parents who have written about it say the teachers care, that their children grew in confidence and independence, and that the centre feels like an extended family. On Open Locally's figures, there is one other childcare listing within 1 km, BestStart Halswell Junction, 0.8 km away with no rating. The centre's two Halswell sites and its play-based approach are the main things it sets out to offer families.