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The preschool from above: its dark roof, the shade sails and umbrellas over the sandpit and play area, children playing outside, and the carpark along the front.

Mangawhai Village · Early learning

A preschool in the heart of the village.

Where your children grow and learn with confidence.

Come and see a Mangawhai village morning

The practical details

Good to know before you visit.

  • A kaiako sitting on the floor of the under twos room with two toddlers playing with wooden cars beside a low shelf of toys.

    Ages and hours

    From six months to school age, with fifty licensed places and up to fifteen for under twos. Open Monday to Friday, 7.45am to 5.00pm, all year apart from public holidays. The minimum is 6.5 hours per day and 2 days per week.

  • The covered art area with its doors folded open to the courtyard, a teacher and three children reaching up to the paint shelves.

    Funding

    20 Hours ECE for three, four and five year olds, and FamilyBoost for eligible families. We will show you how it applies to the days you choose.

  • The centre's covered deck and courtyard, with timber seating, an easel and a grassed circle.

    Finding us

    1D Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai.
    Phone: 09 945 3976
    Email: admin@mvpreschool.co.nz
    Families come to us from Mangawhai Heads, Te Ārai, Hakaru, Kaiwaka, Langs Beach, Tomarata and Wellsford.

Hours, fees and funding in full
A teacher in a Mangawhai Village Preschool polo shirt carrying a child, both waving at the camera.

Welcome

A warm welcome from our team

At Mangawhai Village Preschool, children are encouraged to be confident, curious and involved in their learning. They have a voice in their days, take ownership of their spaces and are valued as an important part of our preschool whānau.

Inspired by Te Whāriki, we create a place where children can play, explore, make connections and grow at their own pace, feeling a true sense of belonging in their little corner of Mangawhai.

Our values

Read our philosophy

  1. Pride

    Proud of our high-quality care, facilities, and positive outcomes for children.

  2. Collaboration

    We form respectful, honest partnerships with each other, our children, and their families.

  3. Play

    We create environments where everyone has the freedom to play and explore together.

  4. Growth

    We strive for excellence, supporting ongoing learning and teaching improvement.

A week at Mangawhai Village

Children learn best from whatever they're already curious about. Start there, and they keep learning for life.

Two children watering the garden beds with watering cans.
A line of children in hi-vis vests standing with their teacher on the grass, looking out over the Mangawhai estuary.
A child climbing up through the rope net underneath the timber fort.
A teacher sitting on the floor of the library hall reading to a group of children in hi-vis vests.
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Have a look inside

Two minutes is quicker than reading about it.

A short walk through the centre: the rooms, the courtyard, the fort and the garden, filmed on an ordinary week.

Then come and see it properly

Before you ask

Questions families ask us.

The short answers to what parents most often want to know before a visit.

See all our questions and answers
What are your teacher to child ratios?

We plan on one teacher to every four children under two, and one to every eight for children two and over. That is better than the minimum set for all-day centres in the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations, which is one to five and one to ten.

Ratios are a floor, not a description of a room. When you come in, ask how many teachers are on the floor in the room your child would be in that day, and we will tell you the real number.

What happens if my child is sick?

Please keep them home if they have had vomiting or diarrhoea in the past 48 hours, a temperature, or anything infectious. It is hard on a working week, we know, but it is how we keep it from going round the whole centre.

If your child becomes unwell while they are here, we will ring you. Until you arrive they stay comfortable, somewhere quiet, with a teacher they know. For chickenpox, measles, hand foot and mouth and similar, we follow the Ministry of Health exclusion periods, and we will let you know when something is going around so you are not caught out.

Is there a sleep time?

The under twos have their own sleep room and sleep to their own routine rather than to a timetable. Tell us what you do at home and we will follow it as closely as we can.

Older children who still nap have a quiet space to use. If your child has finished with naps, they will not be made to lie down and wait for the others.

What do I need to bring?

Lunch, a drink bottle, a change of clothes, and a sunhat from September through to April. Nappies and wipes if your child is still in them. Morning and afternoon tea are provided here.

Name everything. Fifty children and one lost gumboot is a long afternoon.

Get in touch

Ask us a question.

Fees, the waiting list, whether we have space for your child's age. Send us a quick message and we will come back to you within two working days.

Phone: 09 945 3976
Email: admin@mvpreschool.co.nz

Looking for a place? Use the enquiry form or start an enrolment.

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