Hunter Park kindergarten is situated on top of the historic Pukekaihau Pa, overlooking the Waipukurau township and surrounded my mature and magnificent trees.

Our beautiful kindergarten serves both urban and rural population in sunny Central Hawkes Bay, providing quality early childhood education for tamariki ages two to six years.

We are open for learning all year (except for Christmas/Summer closure). We are an all-day sessional kindergarten with a maximum group size of 40. Standard session hours are 8.30am-2.30pm daily. Extended hours 8am-3.30pm are available if needed where there is a reduced number of spaces.

In consultation with community, Hunter Park Kindergarten developed a distinctive cultural framework Te Puna o Pukekaihau, reflecting the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. This sits alongside the Aotearoa New Zealand Te Whāriki curriculum.

Whanaungatanga is important to us. We use a key teacher approach which means that tamariki have an assigned kaiako that plans for, tracks and documents their individual learning journey in consultation with their whānau. This key kaiako remains with the tamaiti and whānau for their entire kindergarten journey.

Whenuatanga and Kaitiakitanga are important to us. As an active Enviroschool, we value the natural environment both at kindergarten and out into our community. Sitting closely alongside this are the practices of Mindfulness which is taught and shared with tamariki, whānau and kaiako.

We have an open door. You are welcome to visit us any day during session hours. Nau mai, Haere Mai