Rising Stars Preschool is a sports-based preschool inside the Waiwhakaiho Indoor Sports Stadium at 77B Katere Road in New Plymouth. It is privately owned and licensed for 60 children from two years old. Its distinctive approach is physical literacy, which the centre describes as building the movement skills, coordination, balance and confidence children need. Play is the core of the day, with a large indoor and outdoor space, a sports court, and dedicated physical literacy educators working alongside qualified kaiako. Groups are kept small, and each child's rest and kai times are followed. A van service can collect and drop off children, and the centre offers 20 free hours a week for two-year-olds as the site states. Parents describe a bright, busy place with plenty of room to run, lots of parking, afternoon snack, and staff who are approachable and interactive. One parent says their child made friends, and that the sports court was a real asset on wet winter days in Taranaki. Another says their child's speech and motor skills improved. Our pick in New Plymouth for a young child who loves to move.