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Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens

Working for whānau, not for profit.

Whakakitenga | Our Vision: to be a respected leader in early childhood education and a strong advocate for tamariki and whānau

Whānau Manaaki News

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Kindergartens Call on Government to Value Women

The government’s move this week to axe pay equity legislation and extinguish all existing claims under urgency has drawn wide criticism, as it seeks to balance the budget by continuing to underpay women by billions of dollars.
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Piri'anga Alofa Celebrates Community Partnerships in Porirua

Piri’anga Alofa Pacific and Community Services hosted a vibrant morning tea this week at the Whānau Manaaki Porirua office, bringing together key community partners, supporters, and leaders to strengthen ties and celebrate collaboration.
100% qualified early childhood education teachers

Whānau Manaaki kindergartens bring learning, connection and fun to whānau across Aotearoa.

Whānau Manaaki is a non-profit association providing free early childhood education and community services for whānau across Aotearoa. We offer high-quality teaching and learning with our 100% qualified and registered kindergarten teachers and our skilled and trained educators.

Whānau Manaaki provides administrative, management and property management support to over 100 kindergartens across Aotearoa, supporting educational leadership and professional development to over 800 teaching staff and educators.

A focus on innovation and excellence supports our teachers and educators to provide for the needs of children and their families.

Around 5000 tamariki are enrolled in our kindergartens, and over 80 children are enrolled with our Pasifika-focused Etu Ao home-based services.

Whānau Manaaki children get a great start to their formal education in a caring community environment. Each kindergarten offers its own individual programme, created around community interests along with Te Whāriki - New Zealand's early childhood curriculum.
Over 90% of our kindergartens offer fees free for 2-year-olds

Spaces Available in Whanganui!

Whānau Manaaki operates 12 kindergartens in the Whanganui region supporting whānau with 20 hours of FREE* early childhood education for children aged 2 - 5 years old.

Our teachers are 100% qualified and teach from the world leading Te Whāriki curriculum. We also provide an important connection to your community and local primary schools!

Visit a kindergarten near you to find out more

*conditions apply visit wmkindergartens.org.nz/parent-information

Kindergartens Aotearoa

Kindergartens Aotearoa is a collective of regional kindergarten associations dedicated to supporting tamariki and whānau through community-based, not-for-profit early childhood education.