Child Minding

We are a family owned and operated centre who is committed to the care and education of young children in a safe and caring environment.  We aim to provide a home away from home environment where children are respected as individuals and learn at their own pace.

Growing little minds at home with Porse Natural Childcare.
Natural Childcare provides real-world interaction and public outings, in a safe and supportive environment, with a person they trust. These experiences are learning opportunities, catered to each child’s interests, giving them the chance to try new things. It is through experiences like these that children grow their social skills and relationships with others.

This playcentre is well established with large shady trees and an incredible amount of learning and play equipment! Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.15am to 11.45am.

At Organic Kids we are committed to consciously providing high quality early childhood education and care through respectful, loving and consistent relationships. The relationships we build with children are the most important part of our work. Our home environments allow children to grow and flourish, at their own individual pace.

Active Explorers Preschool and Nursery is a family of 4 centres located around Greymouth and Hokitika that provide local families with some of the best early childhood education around. All our centres are large and well-equipped so children have the freedom to explore and learn with close support from our teachers thanks to our high teacher to child ratios.

Kiwi Kids Early Learning Centre is a family centre where your child and whanau will feel at home and part of our extended whanau. Kiwi Kids is a purpose built centre, creating three developmental areas for your child. The Piwakawaka room is for our young infants, the Tui tots room is for our busy toddlers and the Kereru Kindy is for our ever exploring young children.

Wild Things is a professional service that provides families with the highest quality early childhood education and care. We want you to feel confident knowing Wild Things only recruit the very best educators and nannies to nurture your children to reach their full potential. 

We will work with you to choose an educator or nanny who will most benefit your child’s needs, your circumstances, and your family values, and we are always available for you to call should you have any concerns - we believe open communication is essential.

We are locally owned and cover a wide area from Bay Of Islands, Dargaville through to Whangarei and surrounding suburbs. Our office and Playgroup is situated in central Whangarei.

We offer; Teacher led playgroups - Literacy Programme - Transition to School Programme - Healthy environment - Flexible hours - Safe Environment.