Mana A childcare centre your family will love

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Active Explorers Mana offers high quality care and education for infants, toddlers and young children. Our team of well-trained professional teachers provide a warm and caring daycare environment where little ones thrive, where individuality is celebrated, and where loving care is a top priority.

The early years are crucial for instilling a love of learning in tomorrow’s thinkers, thought leaders, and trailblazers. Set your child up for the future. Enrol now at Active Explorers Mana.

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Learning Through Play Week

We have a week of fun filled activities your little one will love all centred around play - why you ask? Because we know children learn best that way!
Book a tour and see what makes our centre special!

Location

30 Marina View, Paremata, Mana 5026

Centre Hours:

Monday to Friday: 7:30 am – 5:45 pm
Half day/full day options
Closed Saturday, Sunday & public holidays

Ages Catered For:

3 months – 5 years

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Lunches/Food
Nursery
4 Rooms
20 Hours Free ECE
Extended Hours
Transition to school
Large outdoors
Excursions

I just want to let you know I have been so impressed with all the teachers over the last few weeks. Starting Isla in day care has been a challenging time for me as it always is with a change. The room one staff have been so fantastic in easing my anxieties and helping Isla settle in. I have been so impressed by how they keep in touch during the day if needed and all the feedback I have got.

Isla has settled so easily I think and that is because of the amazing nuturing environment and caring staff. Finlay also is doing so well and so happy in room 4. I again have been very impressed by the teachers.

Since we have been in Active Explorers Mana it has been such a great center to have our children in and nice to know they are safe and happy while we can't be with them. You are all so great at your job 

Nicky

You guys were awesome from the moment I walked in the door, you made me feel welcome and after my sons first day it seems like you guys have done an awesome job with that. I couldn't ask for more!

Cameron Brown-Ward

You have been accommodating from the start and communicated well from the start of my inquiry to the actual enrolment and start date.

Quintin Bothma

We enrolled our two boys when we were new in the Country, Great reception from the Kaiako (teachers) to the Centre manager.

Very well organised.

We were seeing the growth from the boys daily where they were learning independence, educational plays and interaction with others.

I’d recommend Mana a thousand times to anyone.

S H

Warm, welcoming, nurturing staff and dedicated manager who brought upon lots of positive changes in the center.

Both my kids attended this center and being new in the country, I had peace of mind about their transitions. Today they are confident individuals.

Fondest memories of our time here.
Grateful 🩷🩵

L B

Just wanted reach out and share my appreciation of all the new events and ideas that you and the team have been busy with.


It has definitely made a positive impact on our child and he looks forward to fun activities at daycare and talks about it at home.


Also want to share that we really appreciate Carolyn and Mat. We definitely see that they are making extra effort with our child and providing him with a great environment to develop his confidence.


Thank you for your beautiful efforts 

Sunaina and Nilesh

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A Month full of fun, learning, and getting out in our community!

At the very beginning of the Month, we decided that we needed to seize the moment and start our excursions back up which see us go on regular weekly excursions in our local community here in Mana.

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Childcare Assistance Update

Effective 1 April 2023, more people will be eligible for subsidy and the hourly subsidy rates will increase.

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Look who visited Mana Active Explorers this afternoon!

A wee seal pup wondered into our car park looking for a bit of care. So all the children went out to investigate.

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Matariki at Mana

To celebrate Matariki at Mana this year, families gathered together under the star-spangled evening sky, to share kai and celebrate our children’s art gallery.

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