Barnardos Early Learning Centre Cromwell is an early learning centre at 25a Gilling Place in Cromwell, Central Otago. It is set beside the Cromwell Greenway, with mountains around it. The centre has indoor and outdoor play spaces, a secret cave, a vegetable garden and fruit trees, and the children help tend them and bake with the produce.
Each child brings a lunchbox prepared by their whānau. The centre has registered early childhood teachers and follows the local curriculum, with links to local schools. Families can use Storypark to see learning as it happens, and the website says it offers 30 hours free for three months for children aged 0 to 6 who enrol, with terms and conditions. Recent news: the centre's offer of 30 free hours is time-limited, so check its terms.