An early learning centre in the Tākaka township, at 88 Commercial Street, that has served Golden Bay families since 1989. It is run as an incorporated society with charitable status, and a board of trustees governs it. The board includes parent representatives, who are elected each year, along with the centre manager and the administrator. Many of the families who use the centre are interested in sustainable living and environmental work, and the centre's teaching draws on that.
The programme emphasises fun, creativity, numeracy, literacy, and respect for people, places and things. Its values are manaakitanga, pono, whanaungatanga and kaitiakitanga, which the centre says come from its own whānau and from Mana Whenua ki Mohua. The outdoor programme is a favourite, with regular trips to the land near the Tākaka River, where children roll down the hills, play in the grass and ride bikes. In cooler months, the centre cooks hot chocolate and damper over a large fire pit. The centre draws children from across the Golden Bay district.