Kidlywinks is a small childcare and preschool in a converted home at 20 Islington Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt, and has been running since 2009. It is licensed for 31 children, including up to 10 under two, and mixes all ages in its play spaces, so older children mentor younger ones. Infants are cared for using ideas from Emmy Pikler and Magda Gerber, with the RIE approach shaping daily routines, free movement and time to communicate with each baby. Toddlers have uninterrupted, child-led play, with daily water play, messy play and art. The art room is a converted garage, set apart from the main play areas. The centre is a five-minute walk from Trentham train station and the bus stop on Fergusson Drive.
Open Locally counts one other childcare listing within a kilometre, Children First Early Childhood Centre at 0.7 km, which has one review with a rating of 5.0. Kidlywinks has no rating on Open Locally. The website describes a small teaching team and says four-year-olds are invited to take part in a transition-to-school programme.