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James Gray Kindergarten provides a welcoming, caring, safe and stimulating educational environment where children and their families / whanau feel included and respected. The Kindergarten has a child-centred resource based philosophy and is proud of the inspiring and carefully planned indoor / outdoor learning environment enhanced by large play spaces and a variety of equipment and resources available to cater for children’s learning needs and interests.

There are Four Early Childhood trained and registered teachers and a support staff member employed at the Kindergarten.

The rolls are 40 morning session children who attend 5 mornings per week and 30 afternoon session children attending 3 afternoons per week. Children can be enrolled on our waiting list from 2 years old.

Families who attend the Kindergarten are from both rural and urban areas. The community in which the kindergarten is based is stable, with children and subsequent siblings and their families attending and supporting the Kindergarten. When transitioning to school, children go on to attend the many town and country schools in the area.