Childcare options in Maraenui

Backing onto Richmond School, Learning Adventures Maraenui is a purpose built early childhood centre delivering high quality learning in a safe and nurturing environment. Well resourced, and staffed by a team of professional and dedicated teachers, we will bring out the best in your child, with an inspiring curriculum that encourages learning through play.

Our love of the natural world and passion for sustainability is expressed through beautiful outdoor spaces filled with fruit trees and vegetable gardens, while our spacious indoor areas are vibrant and engaging. Our strong whanau focus and inclusive, welcoming atmosphere ensures everyone at Learning Adventures Maraenui feels a sense of belonging.

Why choose us?

There are a host of reasons why families choose Learning Adventures Maraenui. Here are just a few of them:

• Spacious purpose built centre
• Awesome outdoor area with large sandpit, obstacle course, and bike track
• High staff retention
• Free pick up and drop off service
• Passionate, dedicated and experienced staff
• Excellent transition to school programme including fortnightly visits to Richmond School
• Regular excursions such as trips to the koha shed, local bakery, community garden, library and beach
• Silver Healthy Heart award, meals provided
• We engage in a local curriculum facilitated by Sport Hawke's Bay focused on physical and nutritional health and development

Our Rooms

With wide-open indoor-outdoor flow, our learning environment caters for children aged from 2 years old through until they start school. The traditional Maori pedagogy of Tuakana/Teina is proudly woven within the integrated programme in which children are encouraged to embrace peer support and build lifelong respectful relationships.

Te Kōhanga Reo

The kōhanga reo movement is a unique initiative based on total immersion in Māori language and values with the aim of passing on Māori culture to future generations.

Kōhanga reo emphasise the revitalisation of the culture through te reo Māori and are dependent on the active participation of the whole whānau. The kaupapa of kōhanga reo aims to strengthen whānau capabilities in cultural, social, economic, spiritual and political matters. Education, health and wellbeing are inherent within all aspects of the kaupapa. The prime focus is the whānau – its collective development, growth, accountability and wellbeing set within a Māori cultural context.

Kōhanga reo do not regard tamariki in isolation, but as important members of the whānau. The kōhanga reo philosophy is that tamariki will benefit when whānau successfully operate according to the kaupapa. Tamariki are an integral part of whānau development.

The following key goals are the foundation of te kōhanga reo kaupapa established in 1982:

• total immersion in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga in daily operations
• whānau decision-making, management and responsibility
• accountability
• health and wellbeing of mokopuna and whānau.

The key goals of te kōhanga reo assure that there will be:

• security in te reo Māori
• a supportive, caring environment for mokopuna
• whānau (collective) sharing of responsibilities, knowledge and expertise
• greater respect and appreciation of each other.

Te Kōhanga Reo

The kōhanga reo movement is a unique initiative based on total immersion in Māori language and values with the aim of passing on Māori culture to future generations.

Kōhanga reo emphasise the revitalisation of the culture through te reo Māori and are dependent on the active participation of the whole whānau. The kaupapa of kōhanga reo aims to strengthen whānau capabilities in cultural, social, economic, spiritual and political matters. Education, health and wellbeing are inherent within all aspects of the kaupapa. The prime focus is the whānau – its collective development, growth, accountability and wellbeing set within a Māori cultural context.

Kōhanga reo do not regard tamariki in isolation, but as important members of the whānau. The kōhanga reo philosophy is that tamariki will benefit when whānau successfully operate according to the kaupapa. Tamariki are an integral part of whānau development.

The following key goals are the foundation of te kōhanga reo kaupapa established in 1982:

• total immersion in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga in daily operations
• whānau decision-making, management and responsibility
• accountability
• health and wellbeing of mokopuna and whānau.

The key goals of te kōhanga reo assure that there will be:

• security in te reo Māori
• a supportive, caring environment for mokopuna
• whānau (collective) sharing of responsibilities, knowledge and expertise
• greater respect and appreciation of each other.