Our preschool is a not-for-profit community based centre, run by a parent board.  We provide quality early childhood care and education to families/whanau of the Waitaki Valley area.

Families are a child’s first educator, we want to work in partnership with you to offer your child an individualised learning plan. Come along to meet our team and see what our environment would offer your family.

We encourage family involvement at all times! If you just want to spend some time with your child or have ideas or skills that you wish to share with us, we would love to arrange a time that suits. This is a wonderful way to provide a varied and exciting program that reflects the interests of our community. We may ask you up to once a term to help with fundraising efforts or working bees that are organised by our fundraising committee. They make a significant contribution to our preschool each year, that allows us to purchase exceptional resources.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Manakitanga.  In showing authentic reciprocal relationships, respect will be based on trust and a feeling of being valued and capable.

Aroha.  Love is unconditional and timeless.  To be embraced with a sense of passion for life and learning wrapped in the support of those around you.

Auaha.  To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong and embrace a sense of playfulness, joy, experimentation to think outside of the box.

Kaha Ake. Resilience is a journey to be braver than your fears or anxieties.

Pakiki.  Curiosity is the enjoyment of tinkering, pottering and persisting using every resource, person and place around you.