Te Waka Huruhurumanu ki Ōtautahi Early Learning Centre


Mā te Huruhuru ka rere te manu

With the feathers of knowledge the bird will fly. Preparing our tamariki for the future

Te Waka Huruhurumanu ki Ōtautahi is a whānau based early learning centre where we pride ourselves on providing high quality care and education through Māori concepts, values and beliefs for all. In this bilingual setting we deliver a curriculum that provides genuine interactions and experiences for all tamariki and whanau through embracing their individual needs and holistic development. Through nuturing tamariki, they weave together a korowai of knowledge, skills and attitudes to carry them into the wider world.

The Centre offers:

  • A home away from home (we value whānau connections)

  • Strong Māori values

  • Play-based learning

  • Great ratios

  • Multicultural

  • Provide cooked kai (at no extra cost)

Hours
Te Waka is open Monday-Friday all year, except on statutory holidays, including Easter Tuesday, a kaiako only day TBA and is closed for 3 weeks at Christmas.

Morning Session: 7.30am - 12.30pm (Morning tea and lunch provided)
Afternoon Session: 12.30pm-5.00pm (Afternoon tea provided)

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Fees

Community users:

Full Time – 5 days: $300.00 per week

Part time 1 – 4 days: $64.00 per day / $36.50 per session

Student users:

Full Time – 5 days: $290.00 per week

Part time 1 – 4 days: $62.00 per day / $35.50 per session

Absences

Fees will be charged when a tamaiti is absent. There is, however provision for leave which entitles whānau to a 50% reduction in fees.

Community Users

The Centre offers community users a leave entitlement of ten (10) days absence per annum charged at 50% per full time booking.

Student Users

The Centre offers student users a leave entitlement of five (5) days absence per annum charged at 50% per full time booking.

These entitlements are also offered to families of tamaiti who attend the centre part time on a pro rata basis.

The Centre must receive written notification five (5) working days prior to intended leave in order for the entitlement to be approved.

Public Holidays – statutory days will be charged in full when they fall within the Centre’s opening dates.