Bloom Early Learning and Play is a purpose-built childcare centre at 193a Parton Road in Papamoa Beach, Tauranga, for babies and children aged 0 to 5. The centre is open from 7am to 6pm each day and serves food, and it can cater for specialist allergy and dietary needs. Children aged 3 to 6 receive up to 20 hours of ECE funding a week. The website describes the centre as set in landscaped gardens and open green space of 3,764 square metres.
The outdoor space includes a wooden pirate ship, a bike track, playhouses, sandpits, slides, a carpentry and sports area, and a large covered deck. Older children plant and harvest vegetables and herbs in raised garden beds, and there are two pet rabbits. The centre is securely fenced, and only parents or approved caregivers can enter the front door. Indoors, there are five age-group rooms: Cutesy Babies, Teeny Toddlers, Little Adventurers, Learners & Leapers, and Playful Preschoolers. Minimum teaching ratios are 1:3 for under-2s and 1:7 or 1:8 for 2 to 5-year-olds. Each child has a key teacher, and babies and toddlers have their own cot or bed for sleep.