A small early learning centre and nursery on Cranford Street in Mairehau, Christchurch, where the website describes a small group size and teacher-child ratios as its main strengths. Small World Preschool & Nursery is at 304 Cranford Street. It is open Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 5.45pm. The website says the centre has time for each child's passions and interests, daily talk with parents, music, circle times and stories, and care routines that are calm and relaxed.
Fees are $7.00 per hour as at 2026, with a maximum weekly fee of $240.00 as at 2026. Children over three can attend for 20 free hours a week, up to six hours a day, and shift-worker options are available. Visits can be arranged by calling the centre or by just calling in. Reviewers describe a nursery where staff are kind, nurturing and understanding of each child's needs, and where children come home happy and well slept. One family says their daughter bonded well with the staff in the nursery, which they describe as amazing care, after she attended from 10 to 18 months.