Gumboots and Grasshoppers is a purpose-built childcare and early learning centre in a rural setting at 708 Te Kowhai Road, Te Kowhai, in the Waikato. The centre has a building of about 550 square metres on a 5,000 square metre section, and the website describes one of the largest playgrounds in the Waikato. Children grow fruit and vegetables, learn about sustainability and the environment, and spend time with the centre's animals. It takes children aged 12 weeks to 5 years across three rooms, and it follows Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum.
An on-site chef makes meals in the centre's kitchen, including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack. The centre is open from 7:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, all year except statutory holidays. The website says it takes part in community events and works with the local retirement village and school. One parent says the team made her family feel part of the community from the start.