Mighty Minds Educare in Mount Wellington is a purpose-built childcare centre on Level 1 of 517 Ellerslie-Panmure Highway. The website says its programme is inspired by the Montessori philosophy and fits within Te Whāriki, New Zealand's early childhood curriculum. It focuses on children's own contributions to their learning and on encouraging them to share what they know with others. The centre also describes a LISTENING approach, which tunes in to each child's experiences from home and their explorations of the world around them. The website says the business has centres in Penrose, Glenfield and Bucklands Beach as well.
Customers praise the clean environment, the patient teachers and the individual attention. One parent says their child is learning and developing well, with a good balance of play and education, and another says the centre director and teachers are excellent. Not every experience has been positive: one parent whose child attended for two months found it unsatisfactory and moved the child to another centre. Others say their children have been there for nearly two years and that they are happy with the progress.