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Find a kindergarten
With 47 kindergartens in 26 towns across the central North Island, finding a kindergarten that suits your whānau is easy.
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41a Apanui Avenue
Whakatāne 3120
Whakatāne 3120
Monday to Friday
8.15am - 3.15pm
Term breaks: OPEN
8.15am - 3.15pm
Term breaks: OPEN
Phone: 07 308 5046
Mobile: 022 682 5096
Email: apanui@centralkids.org.nz
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Mobile: 022 682 5096
Email: apanui@centralkids.org.nz
107-109 Grampian Street
Tokoroa 3420
Tokoroa 3420
Monday to Friday
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
Phone: 07 886 8087
Mobile: 022 100 6326
Email: arohanui@centralkids.org.nz
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Mobile: 022 100 6326
Email: arohanui@centralkids.org.nz
10 Tainui Street
Tokoroa 3420
Tokoroa 3420
Monday to Friday
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
Phone: 07 886 6457
Mobile: 021 0810 0275
Email: balmoral@centralkids.org.nz
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Mobile: 021 0810 0275
Email: balmoral@centralkids.org.nz
4 Charles Crescent
Putaruru 3443
Putaruru 3443
Monday to Friday
8.15am - 3.45pm
Term breaks: OPEN
8.15am - 3.45pm
Term breaks: OPEN
Phone: 07 883 7240
Mobile: 021 0814 6792
Email: charles@centralkids.org.nz
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Mobile: 021 0814 6792
Email: charles@centralkids.org.nz
42 Clyde Street
Tokoroa 3420
Tokoroa 3420
Monday to Friday
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
Phone: 07 886 6430
Mobile: 021 0226 9010
Email: clydest@centralkids.org.nz
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Mobile: 021 0226 9010
Email: clydest@centralkids.org.nz
60 Fergusson Street
Tokoroa 3420
Tokoroa 3420
Monday to Friday
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
8am - 3.30pm
Term breaks: OPEN
Phone: 07 886 8817
Mobile: 020 4073 0103
Email: davidhenry@centralkids.org.nz
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Mobile: 020 4073 0103
Email: davidhenry@centralkids.org.nz
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