Central Kids Rewi Street Kindergarten is a kindergarten on Rewi Street in Te Awamutu, Waipa, welcoming tamariki aged 2 to 6. It's part of Central Kids, a non-profit kindergarten association that has run early childhood education since 1951 and now operates 47 kindergartens across 26 towns in the central North Island. The kindergarten's daily practice is built around manaakitanga, rangatiratanga and kaitiakitanga, with tamariki trusted to lead their own learning, take risks and follow their own interests within a shared learning community. Time in the natural environment is a strong focus, including a māra kai, or edible garden, grown together with whānau. One parent describes a large, varied indoor and outdoor play area, daily changing activities, and children helping with baking, food prep and the veggie garden. Tucked just off the road in central Te Awamutu, this Rewi Street kindergarten is described on its own site as something of a hidden gem.