Day Care in Hastings

Cherry Grove Childcare has been established to provide what we as parents wanted our children to have in a childcare facility - a space to grow and explore, with nurturing, passionate teachers who would support our children to reach their full potential. Our pride in providing an atmosphere that assists this very precious time for children means we only have the best childhood educators. They are amazing and their passion is incredible. Our staff are our biggest asset. The relationships our educators build with parents, and children alike, are key to providing exceptional care and education. Through our relationships with parents and whanau, we have the best foundation to support each child's aspirations and individual interests.

Our philosophy views the environment as the third teacher, a space for providing numerous opportunities for children to explore, experiment, develop their ideas, and test their theories. Our centre will encourage collaboration and communication, exploration and discovery, inspiration and intrigue, and be a place for research. We will provide our tamariki with opportunities to work with loose parts daily, enabling our children's creativity to flourish, facilitating the revisiting of ideas, and empowering them to be in control of their own learning as they bring their individual unique interpretations to materials.

We cater for tamariki up to six and we are open from 7.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Located in beautiful Havelock North, we are a short travelling distance to many local schools, making us a natural choice for busy parents and local families in the community.

We provide high quality Early Childcare and Education for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Our play-based curriculum ensures children have access to quality open ended resources, with teachers that are trained to know how best to integrate learning through play. The centre is split into three areas. The Tui room is a baby and toddler area. Teachers runs a primary care philosophy in this room. This ensures a secure attachment is a achieved by the same teacher sharing loving and caring moments. The Pukeko room is for children over 3 years. Teachers extend children's knowledge and skills through their interests in a fun and supportive way. The Piwakawaka room is for the older children to access smaller and more complicated resources.