Welcome to
Wattle Cove Early Learning

Your local early learning centre in Manurewa

• Opening hours that meet the needs of your whānau, 7.30am – 5.30pm Mon – Fri 
• YES! We are open during the school holidays.
• Children from 6 months to school age welcome 
• Up to 20 hours FREE* for children 3 years and over 
• Affordable fees of only $6 per hour 
• Freshly cooked, nutritious meals provided 
• Experienced and passionate team of fully qualified and registered teachers 
• Attractive and spacious indoor and outdoor learning environment 
• We offer a variety of enrolment options 
• Proud to be an Enviroschool
  *Conditions apply

Wattle Cove Early Learning Centre is situated in the growing community of Wattle Cove in Wattle Downs, Manurewa. We are surrounded by small reserves, the beach, and many parks. We are a high-quality, well-resourced early learning centre; with qualified, registered teachers and teachers in-training. We welcome children from 6 months – 5 years old, offering enrolment attendance options from 2-5 days per week. 

What makes us unique? 

Here at Wattle Cove Early Learning, we invite you and your whānau (family) to experience an environment that welcomes individuality and promotes lifelong learning. We value you as part of our community and encourage you to be involved in your child's journey through their preschool years. We look forward to collaboratively creating valuable learning opportunities for your child.  

Our spacious, natural indoor and outdoor learning environments provide children with the opportunity to make their own choices and be affirmed as capable and independent learners. 

Our affordable fees include nutritious morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and late snacks for children who attend full days. 

Our Programme

Our centre is inspired by the Pikler and Reggio theories and approaches. These embrace love and respect where children develop at their own pace through inquiry learning. Our environment is structured so children have freedom of choice and the opportunity to explore in an unhurried manner. Teachers (kaiako) support children’s inquiry learning and together become co-researchers. 

Wattle Cove Early Learning has built strong relationships and open communication with surrounding schools to enhance the development of positive ongoing transitions to school for all children attending our centre.  

Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum underpins programme planning along with ongoing individual assessment, documentation, and planning for children. It encompasses the cultural heritage of both partners to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 

We are an Enviroschool

We are proud to be part of the Enviroschools kaupapa and have currently reflected to Bronze Enviroschool status. 

The programme provides pathways from early childhood through primary, intermediate, and secondary school and beyond. Through our collaborative approach of building strong relationships and sharing information, we are growing a collective puna mātauranga or pool of knowledge.