A kindergarten at 19 School Road in Ngongotahā, Rotorua, run by Central Kids, a non-profit kindergarten association that has been providing early childhood education since 1951. Central Kids has 47 kindergartens in 26 towns across the central North Island, and this one is a well-resourced kindergarten with a large outdoor environment.
The kindergarten follows a child-led, play-based approach using Te Whāriki, and kaiako set up the environment with provocations and resources. Children are encouraged to explore the outdoors, which the kindergarten describes as a space for active play and challenge. The kindergarten works in partnership with whānau and the wider community, and says it is working to use more te reo Māori with tamariki and whānau. Its doors are open for visits at any time. The kindergarten is a bicultural service and is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.