Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre is a whānau-based early learning centre on Robert Coup Road in Kaiapoi, in the Waimakariri district north of Christchurch. It is run by the Community Wellbeing North Canterbury Trust, a registered charity, and it welcomes children from 0 to 6 years old. It also welcomes young parents attending Karanga Mai Young Parents College, as well as families from the wider community. The centre offers 30 free hours, up to six hours a day, for children aged 0 to 6.
The learning follows Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, with daily te reo and te ao Māori. The centre provides transport, food, clothing and social services to remove barriers, and it is a partner of the KidsCan programme. Families are invited into the centre's life through community outings, annual marae visits and weekly waiata sessions. The centre's values include positive relationships, guardianship of the environment and integrity, and it describes itself as a place where children can belong, believe, discover and grow.