Pauanui Pre-School is, community owned, not for profit early childhood centre.    We are licensed for 25 children including up to 8 children under the age of 2. 

We are Pauanui's only Early Childhood facility and cater to the needs of the Pauanui, Hikuai and Tairua areas.

We work within the framework of Te Whāriki which is our national early childhood curriculum.  By following an emergent interest based programme we provide unlimited  opportunities for children to build more complex knowledge around things that interest them.  Teachers encourage tamariki to work both co-operatively and independently, to problem solve, practise social skills, question, and hypothesise.

As part of our philosophy we strive to provide a homelike environment that is rich in open ended equipment and materials, which empower thinking, open up possibility, inspire creativity and provoke thought.  Within this rich learning environment children's interests are fully supported and extended with numeracy and literacy incorporated within the course of the day.