A purpose-built early learning centre at 20 Pinot Noir Drive in Cromwell, Central Otago, for children aged three months to six years. The website says the centre has been owned and led by its current owners for three years, and calls it a whānau as well as a place of learning.
The indoor space has three large learning rooms separated by half walls, which the website says helps children and teachers form close relationships. The outdoor area has large lawns, shrubs and shade trees, with climbing frames, mud pits and mounds for play.
The programme follows Te Whāriki, the national early childhood curriculum. It mixes teacher-led learning with child-directed play, and covers literacy and numeracy, science, movement, health and technology. The centre puts respect at the heart of its values, between children, teachers and families.