Takaanini Early Learning

The Takaanini Early Learning team is caring, inviting, open, and welcoming to our community’s children, whānau, and visitors. Our teaching team comprises of qualified, registered and in-training teachers (kaiako) as well as enthusiastic and caring support staff.

Providing a healthy, safe, stimulating, and enriching environment for our children is so important for us; one in which we follow the children’s interests, extend their thinking and challenge their physical boundaries. We pride ourselves on having a well-resourced environmentally friendly early learning centre and surrounds, with an indoor/outdoor flow to generous natural play spaces and an environment that has a naturally appealing look and feel.

We offer:

• Acknowledgement and respect to every child’s identity and individuality. We are on your child’s learning journey with them.
• A holistic approach that empowers children and is responsive and respectful to individual needs.
• Mana tangata, strong reciprocal, responsive, and meaningful relationships with children, whānau, and our community.
• Manaakitanga, a sense of belonging and Mana atua, a secure sense of well-being.
• Whanaungatanga, relationships, where children and families/whānau feel welcomed, supported, and heard. Working in partnership and supporting children to reach their full potential.
• Mana aotūroa, learning through play in an environment that is beautiful and has rich, enticing learning spaces.

Children are at the heart of all we do. Our centre caters to the needs and aspirations of our whole community, building strong relationships, and nurturing confident and competent children. We provide flexible enrolment options to accommodate your family’s needs with six, eight, and ten hour enrolment options available.

Our affordable hourly fee includes a nutritious morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and late snacks for children who attend full days.