A kindergarten at 24 Treeton Place in Wakefield, Tasman, listed with Nelson Tasman Kindergartens, a not-for-profit charity. The group's website says it runs 22 kindergartens and centres across the region, and it offers up to 30 hours of free early childhood education a week for children aged two to six. Its programmes are play-based, and the group is a regional partner of the Enviroschools programme, which the website says involves more than 950 early childhood centres and schools across New Zealand. The first kindergarten opened in Nelson South in 1948, and the charity says every cent of its funding goes to trained, registered teachers and learning environments. Enrolment enquiries are made through an online form, and the team at the chosen kindergarten gets in touch about availability. The website says most kindergartens stay open during term breaks, and that under-twos are welcomed at Auckland Point and Bridge Street. Families are asked to check holiday hours with each kindergarten.