A family-owned early learning centre in Massey West, Auckland, at 64 Lincoln Park Avenue. The centre is run by its owner, Narelle, and offers a child-led, play-based programme. Each day is designed to follow the routine a child has at home, with indoor learning and outdoor exploration.
Under-twos have their own calm room, where kaiako follow each child's rhythms for sleep, bottles, solids and play. Over-twos learn in a large, open-plan room with set-up areas for building, painting, pretend play and climbing. Children spend time in large, shaded outdoor play areas and on nature walks, and they grow their own plants.
Each child has a primary kaiako. The centre says its kaiako team has more than 20 years' combined early childhood experience, and the programme follows Te Whāriki. Families can take part through stories from home, the Feathers Story Park and a Facebook parent group.