A Montessori pre-school at 207 Ormond Road in Mangapapa, Gisborne, for children aged two to six. Montessori education has been taught in the Gisborne-Tairāwhiti region since 1985, and the pre-school began in a garden studio on Childers Road before moving to its current site. The building has two main classrooms and a smaller room for the youngest children, with child-sized kitchens and furniture. The pre-school says its staff ratio is well above the required level. Its core values are respect, trust and aroha. The outdoor Punga Hut classroom is on farmland just around the corner, and the centre has vegetable and flower gardens, a worm farm and composting bins. A van called Monty takes children on community outings. Weekly gymnastics, weekly kapa haka and water confidence swimming for older children in terms one and four are also offered. The pre-school is part of the Enviro Schools programme.