Kidsfirst Kindergartens The Bays is a purpose-designed coastal kindergarten on McCormacks Bay Reserve, at 1 McCormacks Bay Road in Mount Pleasant, Christchurch. Its open-plan spaces give views over the estuary. The website describes a giant sandpit, a native forest walk, a large tree-filled backyard and a state-of-the-art playground, and says the children learn from the local landscape and the song of the bush birds.
Reviewers describe the head teacher and team as empathetic and caring, making sure every child is well looked after. One family whose usual kindy was under renovation spent a couple of terms here and says they were welcomed with open arms, so that it felt like a second home. Another says their child is very happy at the centre.