Golden Sands Early Learning Centre is a child-led kindergarten at 30 Golden Sands Drive in Papamoa Beach, Tauranga, for children aged 0 to 6. It is part of Central Kids, a non-profit kindergarten association that has run since 1951 and has 47 kindergartens in 26 towns across the central North Island. The centre follows the Te Whāriki curriculum, with play-based learning that grows out of each child's interests. Its kaiako are fully qualified early childhood teachers, and children are encouraged to make decisions and take part in their own learning. The centre describes itself as bicultural, with respect for Te Tiriti o Waitangi reflected in its daily practice, and it has an environmental focus. A parent who has used the centre for over five years, with two children, says the staff know families well and her daughter is happy to stay on at home time. The centre's fees and support details are on the Central Kids website.