We are a mixed age early childhood education centre, and we welcome approx. 50 children through our doors every day. Their ages range from 0 to 5 years.
If you wish to enrol your child, please call in for an enrolment pack and a look around. Please enrol early. Open 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday during school terms. Opunake Kindergarten is a non-profit, community-run centre that caters for preschoolers 0-6 years. Daily Charges range: Under 2 years $45/day Over 2's $39/day (if not using 20ECE) 20ECE hrs $6/day = $1/hr (3-5yrs) Over 20 hours are charge at $6.50/hour October 2009 we moved into our awesome new purpose-built centre, since then we had added a dedicated Baby & Toddler area, extended the inside over two's space, including a kitchen where our tamariki cook daily using ingredients from our vegetable garden and food forest, as well as extending our outdoor area and Food Forest. We are proud to be an Enviroschool with the highest 'Green Gold' status.
One of our initiatives is keeping parents and families up to date with their child’s progress online with StoryPark. StoryPark is a web-based portfolio of a child's growth and development. It allows parents/whanau and early childhood teachers to share a child's journey and gain valuable feedback.