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Situated on former bowling club grounds and blessed with an idyllic backyard, Active Explorers Shakespeare Street is a warm and welcoming home away from home for local Greymouth children.
Our experienced and passionate teachers inspire and nurture, bringing out the unique potential in each and every child. A thoughtfully considered curriculum and excellent teacher to child ratios help give our children the best possible start in life.
With plenty of outdoor space and a strong focus on sustainability, Active Explorers Shakespeare Street kids benefit from a diverse range of educational experiences including gardening, recycling, and tending to our worm farm.
Why choose us?
There are a host of reasons why so many Greymouth families choose Active Explorers Shakespeare Street. Here are just a few of them:
- Warm, welcoming open plan space, just like home
- Healthy Heart gold award
- Nutritious morning and afternoon tea provided
- Curriculum that allows children to develop at their own pace
- Breastfeeding friendly
- Fantastic natural surroundings, with big back yard, lots of green grass and vegetable gardens
- Big on sustainability – we have worm farms, composting, recycling, waste free lunches
- Open door policy
- Passionate local staff who see every child as unique
- Excellent relationships with local community, schools, dentist, doctors etc
- Multicultural and inclusive
- We honour the dual heritage of Aotearoa and use te reo Maori regularly and respect tikanga Maori (customs and protocols)
- Children love our centre pets
- Cooking and arts integrated into our learning programme
Our Rooms
A small and nurturing early childhood centre, we cater for 2 to 6 year olds in a large open plan room, that feels just like home, with plenty of access to the great outdoors thanks to our fantastic natural outdoor spaces.