Central Hastings Early Learning Centre is a near-new early learning centre at 511 Hastings Street South in Akina, Hastings. It was built on the former grounds of the Hastings Bowling Club, and the team uses the site's open natural spaces as part of the learning. The centre describes its purpose-built rooms as new and well kept, and it follows the Te Whāriki early childhood curriculum.
Each child has a profile displayed in their room, which parents can view and add to. The centre encourages family involvement, and its programme reflects the bicultural and multicultural heritage of New Zealand, with an emphasis on caring for the living world and on sustainability. One parent who moved a child from another daycare after three years praises the staff and says the centre has a lot for children to do.