The Rainbow Early Learning Centre is a childcare centre at 6 Cosgrove Road in Kaiapoi, in the Waimakariri district. Its website is rainbowpreschool.net.nz.
According to its website, the centre was established in May 2001 and provides education and care for children from around 6 months old until they start school. The indoor layout is described as spacious with good visibility, and the outdoor play areas are designed for a range of safe, natural play. The programme is based on Te Whāriki, the Ministry of Education's early childhood curriculum, and is taught from a Christian perspective in line with its special character. Children can also enjoy a small farmlet next door with chickens, ducks and goats, and animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs and birds inside the preschool. The site says each child receives individual attention alongside group activities.
For families in Kaiapoi and around Waimakariri, The Rainbow Early Learning Centre on Cosgrove Road is a local early childhood centre to visit and ask about.