Kerikeri’s Arohanui and Harinui Child Care Centres nurture confident, competent children.
Set in Kerikeri in the beautiful Bay of Islands, you will find a unique Early Childhood Centre for your child. Arohanui Child Care Centre was established in 2001, and Harinui Child Care was built four years later. The centres are both under the same family ownership. We believe in providing high quality care and education for children aged from 3 months to 5 years in a beautiful environment focused on our natural ecosystem. The two purpose built centres, and our wilderness area called Ngaherenui, are set on two acres of land just on the edge of Kerikeri and Waipapa.
Children and their whānau are warmly welcomed into our well-resourced child care centres. We invite our families to many social functions and parents evenings help to build a sense of community for our families. Once a year Arohanui hosts a camp for our tamariki where families come and stay in tents down in our wilderness area, Ngaherenui. Our beautifully designed outdoor spaces create an ambience that stands out. Ngaherenui (our wilderness area) is a space that allows children to freely explore, discover and connect with nature.
Child care which encourages wonder
At Arohanui and Harinui Child Care Centres we want to encourage our children to wonder, to ponder, to discover, to get excited by, to laugh, to get messy, to be creative, to be active and to share experiences with their friends and teachers.
To reflect on their day and retell stories to parents at home, to see themselves in print, to look at their portfolio books. To foster the love of learning. To revisit their rich experiences again and again so they can become creative thinkers. To be with passionate and committed teachers who get excited about their learning journey. To us, play is a fundamental tool.
Over the years our centres have enjoyed a long history with families, it has been our pleasure to have many siblings through Harinui then onto Arohanui.
Both our centres have high teacher ratios which are well above the government recommended levels. This is our commitment to providing high quality education and care for your child. Arohanui and Harinui both have a long history of positive Education Review Office reports and have been recognised with four-year ERO Reports as, “Very Well Placed”.
Our kaupapa reminds us to be connected, to love, care for and respect ourselves, each other and our planet.
The childcare centres are linked by an enclosure for ducks and chickens. Children can go into these spaces with the teachers to feed and care for the animals and to collect warm eggs from our hens. The tame ducks can be held by the children.