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Darfield Educare

Annabel’s Darfield ensures your child's development by focusing on their strengths in the present so they can succeed in the future. We take pride in the environment that we offer our children as it gives them limitless opportunities to develop into their full potential.

About our space

Our Darfield preschool offers the most of the country environment with our large outdoor garden and play area for our tamariki to enjoy “A rural environment for rural children!” Our unique Darfield setting has 3 buildings, Educare is the starting point of their learning journey. Our welcoming homely feel gives our tamariki a sense of whanaunatanga (togetherness) and lets them learn and develop in a relaxed environment. Our separate nursery and over 2’s area means our tamariki can be with tamariki their age, helping them best develop their social skills.

About our community

Our Nursery room follows primary caregiving, this helps our precious pepi and their whanau with the transition from being at home into the new preschool environment. Our experienced and caring kaiako support our whanau through transitions and continue to provide on going support. Our Preschool room follows child-led learning, the Kaiako get to know the individual tamariki and their interests and provide learning opportunities and experiences to further develop their social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills. Our preschool has a mixture of ages, ranging from two to four years. The tamariki develop tuakana teina, caring relationships through supporting their younger peers.

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Our centre's experiences

At Annabel’s Darfield, we believe that family plays a vital role in a child’s growth and development. Families are the heart of our community, and we cherish the connections we build together. Whether it’s parents, grandparents, siblings, or guardians, everyone is part of our extended family. We work closely with our families and wider community to offer our tamariki the best learning opportunities on their learning journey.

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Address
16/18 South Terrace, Darfield 7510

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