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Active Explorers Leeston is a vibrant, family-focussed early childhood centre with an expansive playground and large, inspiring classroom spaces. Our highly qualified and experienced teaching staff love what they do and are committed to ensuring you and your child get the most out of your time with us.
The early childhood years are pivotal in instilling children with a lifelong love of learning. Help set your child up for a bright future. Visit us at Active Explorers Leeston.
Why choose us?
There are a host of reasons why so many families choose Active Explorers Leeston. Here are just a few of them:
- Expansive outdoor area
- Healthy Heart gold award
- Open door policy
- Online planning and consultation with Storypark
- Birthday chair and special celebrations that don’t include lollies or cakes
- Twice yearly whānau hui to discuss children’s learning
- Parent evenings or engagement each term
- Excellent transition to school programme
- Centre pets
- Strong community focus including links with our local retirement village
Our Rooms
Active Explorers Leeston has three separate rooms, enabling us to deliver age appropriate experiences for children at each different age and stage.
Explorers’ Room
This is our nursery – a safe, secure and nurturing space for our under two’s. Purpose built in 2017, this room features inside and outside learning spaces that are naturally inviting, encouraging curiosity, exploration and gentle, meaningful play. We have a teacher to child ratio of 1 to 4.
Discovery Room
Our 2 to 4 year olds are well catered for in our Discovery Room with an engaging daily programme and free access to both the inside and outside environments including a large, grassed area at the back of the centre. This is used for riding bikes, ball games, obstacle courses, group games and also includes our vegetable gardens, compost heaps and worm farm.
Enquiry Room
This is where our biggest Active Explorers prepare for their transition to school, with a learning programme and routine that is more structured, and helps develop the social skills, independence and resilience they will need for the next stage of their learning journey.