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Celebrating over 20 years as a community supported, licensed pre-school in the heart of the Moutere district. Google Map.

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Te Whāriki

We follow the early childhood curriculum - Te Whāriki of the Ministry of Education. Learn more about our curriculum planning...

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Community Owned and Managed

Country Kids is an Incorporated Society being non profit making means that all income is used for the benefit of the children and the centre.

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A Great Team

We are proud of our team of teachers and support staff, and we would love to meet you and show you around. Get in touch to arrange a time.

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  1. Primary School Term dates
    Date: March 24, 2011 | Category: Primary School Term Dates

    Term dates for Upper Moutere Primary School for 2011/12 are: Term 4:     25 Oct – 13 Dec Term one 2012 starts Thursday 2nd February

  2. New WINZ rates
    Date: March 24, 2011 | Category: News

    New rates for WINZ Subsidies will be effective from 28/3/2011. They are as follows: Rate One $3.84 Rate two $2.67 Rate Three $1.48

  3. Sushi Making / Pirates
    Date: March 20, 2011 | Category: Combined activities

    From Sushi making to pirates, the children of Country Kids had a variety of new and exciting challenges this week. Here they are with Catherine learning all about Sushi and having a go at making some.  It tasted  yum. Outside the playground was transformed into Pirate land with a huge Pirate ship. Children made the [...]

  4. Teacher Vacancy
    Date: March 19, 2011 | Category: News

    We are seeking a fully registered ECE teacher to join our fun vibrant team for approximately 28 hours/3 days per week.  We follow the Early Childhood Collective Agreement of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are located in Upper Moutere with a beautiful quiet rural outlook, offer excellent professional development support and an opportunity to be part [...]

  5. March Newsletter 2011
    Date: March 9, 2011 | Category: Newsletter

    Piko Piko news Our Pikopiko family is growing again as children are enrolled in the vacancies as they became available following the movement of the children into the Nga Whetu group as they have turned two. Ki ora, form the Nga Whetu team. Much has been happening not only in our room, but throughout the centre, [...]