A non-profit early childhood centre at 2 St Albans Grove in Woburn, Lower Hutt, run by a charitable trust, which says every dollar from fees, Ministry of Education funding and fundraising goes back into the centre. It takes children from six months old up to primary school age, with full-time and part-time care five days a week from 7.30am to 5.30pm. Its core values are mana, whanaungatanga, mānakitanga, kotahitanga and kaitiakitanga. Each child has an individual curriculum focus plan, and the centre practises primary caregiving, especially with its youngest children. Its environment draws on Reggio, RIE and Pikler ideas as well as New Zealand culture.
Children play, explore and get outdoors often, whatever the weather, and the local bush nearby is a favourite spot. The centre also takes regular short trips to local schools, ECE centres and the library. Meals are provided each day, with morning tea, afternoon tea and late snacks, and the menus are planned in advance with special diets catered for. Families see children's learning through Storypark. Within a kilometre, Open Locally lists three other childcare centres, including Nga Tamariki Early Childhood Centre 0.3 km away and Little Footprints Care & Education 0.7 km away, which is rated 4.7 from 10 reviews.