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Welcome to Happy Hearts ❤️ – A Place of Discovery and Growth
At Happy Hearts, we believe the early years are a magical time of discovery 🌟 – a journey through surroundings, self-awareness, and choices. Our purpose-built centres are designed to provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers.
Tailored Learning, Joyful Play
Each child enjoys their own age-appropriate room, led by a dedicated Head Teacher, ensuring a personalised learning experience. We make education fun and engaging through a focus on experimentation, exploration, and play. Every day, children follow their curiosity and interests as we guide them through activities that include 🎶 music, 🎨 art, drama, movement, and nature studies 🍃.
Outdoor Adventures, Rain or Shine
Our thoughtfully designed outdoor spaces are perfect for imaginative and physical play. Even on rainy days 🌧️, children can enjoy the fresh air in our sheltered play areas, allowing them to explore and thrive in any weather.
Transition-to-School Programme 🎓
As children grow and approach school age, we offer a specialised Transition-to-School programme. Room 3 focuses on building literacy, numeracy, and social skills to help prepare children for school-level expectations. We even arrange school visits, making the transition to "big school" smooth and exciting!
Nourishing Meals 🥗
Happy Hearts provides nutritious, in-house meals prepared by our Healthy Heart accredited chef 👨🍳, ensuring your child’s body and mind are well-nourished throughout the day.
Celebrating Milestones
We cherish every child's achievements, and when they graduate from Happy Hearts, we celebrate with a special ceremony 🎉, marking their transition to the next stage in life with joy and pride.
Family-Centred Learning Community
We are proudly family-owned and operated, fostering a strong connection between the centre and your home. At Happy Hearts, we value your involvement and believe in working together to support your child’s development.
With our new location in Red Beach, we’re excited to bring the Happy Hearts magic to families in Orewa, Silverdale, Whangaparāoa, and beyond. Our goal is to be the best ECE centre on the Hibiscus Coast, offering spacious outdoor areas, customised learning programmes, and a passionate team of highly-qualified educators 👩🏫.
Join the Happy Hearts family, where every child is celebrated as a unique individual 💖, and their well-being is always our top priority.
At Happy Hearts, children truly are at the heart of everything we do ❤️
We’re dedicated to providing quality care and ensuring positive outcomes for all tamariki. Our environment is built on a foundation of trust, compassion, and respect, with love 💕 and care at the core of all we offer.
We are a passionate and reflective team, committed to fostering a lifelong love of learning in every child. Each child is respected as a unique individual, and their contributions are celebrated 🌟.
At Happy Hearts, we believe in creating an empowering learning environment where children can be curious, courageous, and confident in themselves. Learning here is a holistic journey, where wonder and creativity ✨ are nurtured at every step.
Through patience, understanding, and giving children the time and space to explore in our safe, supportive environment 🌱, we help them grow into confident learners. This fosters essential lifelong skills like independence, resilience, determination, and perseverance 💪.
Our guiding values are deeply rooted in Te Whāriki, New Zealand’s Early Childhood Curriculum. Tamariki and whānau are central to everything we plan and do. We honour the cultural diversity of each child and their family, ensuring strong, open communication between parents, whānau, and the wider community 🤝.
Relationships with family and community are treasured 💛, as we work together to achieve the best outcomes for every child. We are proud to weave Te Reo Māori into our daily practices, reflecting our deep appreciation of Aotearoa’s rich bicultural heritage
Our meals are lovingly made in-house with fresh, locally-sourced produce 🌿.
Each meal is nutritionally balanced using the Healthy Heart framework ❤️, covering all the essential food groups. Our Chef 👨🍳 brings a wealth of knowledge in preparing nutritious meals perfect for young tamariki.
Our menu rotates every 4 weeks. Here's a taste of what your child will enjoy:
Morning Tea 🥄
- Homemade Beetroot Hummus with Crackers 🫓 and a selection of seasonal fruits 🍎🍐
- Strawberry Yoghurt 🍓 with seasonal fruits
- Munch ‘n’ Crunch, Mango Cheese Platter 🧀 with seasonal fruits 🍉🍇
Lunch 🍽
- Creamy Coconut Curried Lentil Dhal 🥥 served with fluffy rice 🍚
- Chicken Poached in Pineapple 🍍 and Spice, served with vegetables & rice
- Chicken Tikka Masala 🍛 served with fluffy rice
- A selection of assorted sandwiches 🥪 (egg, cheese & marmite, tuna & mayo, etc.)
Afternoon Tea 🍰
- Date & Banana Loaf 🍌 served with seasonal fruits 🍑🍊
- Pear & Gingerbread Slice 🍐 served with seasonal fruits
- Chocolate Hummus 🍫 with a selection of seasonal fruits 🍒🍍
