About us

Waipuna Preschool Centre was first established in 1982, since the opening of our doors, we have understood the value and importance of quality education and childcare.  At ‘Waipuna Preschool Centre’, we believe in learning and teaching based on recognising, integrating and accepting diverse relationships between people, places and things.  We believe in forming meaningful relationships with our children, parent’s, whānau and caregivers’, and the local community through reciprocal interactions. 

We acknowledge and believe that all children should have the equal opportunity to gain knowledge and the understanding of the cultural backgrounds of both parties to Te Tiriti O Waitangi and many other multicultural facets of Aoteroa.  We believe that a childrens' primary learning environment is their home and  we value the importance of family and culture. 

We are a multi-cultural centre; we respect and acknowledge this through greeting families from various parts of the worls and respecting their cultural views.

As a team, we believe in empowering children through collaborative interactions providing time and space to explore challenging, positive and stimulating environment with resources to build and re-construct their knowledge, skills and ideas.    Play encourages children to investigate, create, discover to become curious, and motivate them to challenge themselves to take calculated risks for being succesful indivuduals in life. We value the empathy, affiliation and connectedness our children have with nature and  support them in multiple ways to explore the magic of the five main elements has to offer.

We strive for professional excellence in all that we do, and endeavour to create a varied and enriching environment with quality teachers who strive to build strong positive relationships. 

I personally guarantee that your bundle of joy will be treated with best care and our utmost priority if you choose to enrol with us.