Mountaineers Childcare Pirongia

Mountaineers Childcare Pirongia Country-style childcare in a beautiful rural setting within the Pirongia village. Hosting chickens, a beehive, visiting animals and green spaces.

Our childcare centre historically was 'The Coach House Cafe'. We welcome you to Mountaineers Pirongia!

Today six of our four year olds went for a hikoi to Pirongia School.The occassion was supporting our friends during thei...
12/11/2025

Today six of our four year olds went for a hikoi to Pirongia School.

The occassion was supporting our friends during their Whakatau. This is a welcome held by Pirongia School where tamariki and whānau get to meet their new teachers, friends and explore their new learning space!

A very exciting tradition for our wonderful children taking their next step in their learning journeys.

Go well our friends!

Mountaineers book week 2025! Reading,storytelling, art,puppets,sharing of special books, games and lots of discussions!
27/10/2025

Mountaineers book week 2025! Reading,storytelling, art,puppets,sharing of special books, games and lots of discussions!

27/10/2025

"The more that you read,the more things you will know.The more that you learn, the more places youll go!"... (Dr Seuss)

Book character day tomorrow! We realise it was very short notice and getting something to wear will be tricky😀 we will ...
23/10/2025

Book character day tomorrow! We realise it was very short notice and getting something to wear will be tricky😀 we will have plenty of dress ups available for the children to dress up in and face painting for those that don't have a costume !

Kia ora ! We all want to say a big thankyou for your patience as we navigate the first week of Mountaineers Childcare P...
22/10/2025

Kia ora !
We all want to say a big thankyou for your patience as we navigate the first week of Mountaineers Childcare Pirongia being under new ownership!

This week is all about pukapuka (books). Aligning with the local community book week we have allready had some awesome storytelling, art and activities for the tamariki to participate in!

To further celebrate book week we would love for your children to bring a book to share with their friends and kaiako tomorrow (Thursday the 23rd)

On Friday the 24th we will be celebrating book character day where we encourage the children to come dressed as their favorite book character!

17/10/2025

What a day! Massive thanks to Mountain Folk Cafe Retreat for supplying our delicious morning tea. We also popped down to update our art display - monarch butterflies! Have a wonderful weekend Mountaineers whānau ❤️

A very sad day for us at mountaineers …. Today we say a heartfelt thank you and goodbye to our amazing owners Kahl and L...
16/10/2025

A very sad day for us at mountaineers ….

Today we say a heartfelt thank you and goodbye to our amazing owners Kahl and Lorraine, whose passion, vision, and dedication brought Mountaineers to life and what it is today 💕

Goodbye to our lovely Laura as you move on to your next adventure, we know you’ll do amazing! Thank you for everything you’ve brought to Mountaineers you will be deeply missed !

We wish you all the best for your next journeys ahead you will always be remembered , love from everyone at Mountaineers ❤️💙

🗣️ LOUD SHIRT DAY is coming up! Join us by wearing your brightest, loudest shirt on Friday 17th October
14/10/2025

🗣️ LOUD SHIRT DAY is coming up! Join us by wearing your brightest, loudest shirt on Friday 17th October

06/10/2025

📸 Photo Day Tomorrow!

A reminder that our centre photo’s are being taken tomorrow! If your child/ren are not normally here during this time, they’re still welcome to come along so they can be included.

⛰️Kakepuku Class: 9.30am
⛰️Pirongia Class: 9.45am

Staff and individual photos will follow after class photos are complete.

We can’t wait to see all those gorgeous smiles tomorrow!

🖤♥️🤍 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 🤍♥️🖤At Mountaineers, te ao Māori is woven into our everyday curriculum. You can see, feel, a...
23/09/2025

🖤♥️🤍 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 🤍♥️🖤

At Mountaineers, te ao Māori is woven into our everyday curriculum. You can see, feel, and hear this through karakia, tikanga, kōrero Māori, poi, rākau, waiata, art, and celebrations.

As something special for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, the Pirongia room explored the legend How Māui Slowed the Sun. Tamariki loved the pukapuka and extended their learning by making their own harakeke rope - just like Māui! Their mahi is proudly displayed on our planning board, have you seen it?🌞

Here’s how these experiences link to Te Whāriki:

Mana Aotūroa | Explore: explore with harakeke, art, and storytelling.

Mana Reo | Communicate: use te reo Māori in stories, waiata, and conversations.

Mana Tangata | Contribution: work and learn alongside others.

Mana Atua | Wellbeing: build confidence and cultural pride.

Mana Whenua | Belonging: strengthen connections to Māori culture and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa.

Through these experiences, tamariki met learning outcomes while engaging deeply with language and culture. Tino pai e hoa mā!

🖤♥️🤍 TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI In honour of Māori language week, here’s a fun fact!🧠 From birth, pēpi have the ability to d...
16/09/2025

🖤♥️🤍 TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI

In honour of Māori language week, here’s a fun fact!

🧠 From birth, pēpi have the ability to distinguish sounds from all languages. By around 8 months, their brains are tuning into the languages they’re exposed to - this is called perceptual narrowing.

When we kōrero Māori with our babies, it keeps these sound pathways open, making it easier to learn and speak the reo as they grow.

The good news is, you don’t need to be fluent! Using simple kupu regularly like kia ora (hello), kai (food), puku (tummy) or moe (sleep) makes a difference. Every kupu counts and our babies are listening!

Kia kaha te kōrero Māori! Ake, ake, ake 🖤♥️🤍

This afternoon we had the chance to watch Lindy from Mountain View Honey check on the bee hive 🐝We saw how the smoke enc...
11/09/2025

This afternoon we had the chance to watch Lindy from Mountain View Honey check on the bee hive 🐝

We saw how the smoke encouraged the bees to move down low in the hive, and also watched as the bees were treated for varroa - pesky mites that can harm their wings.

Next week we’ll get to watch Lindy feed the bees sugar syrup, our tamariki are already ✨buzzing✨ with excitement!

Address

1375 McClure Street
Pirongia
3876

Opening Hours

Monday 7:16am - 6pm
Tuesday 7:15am - 6pm
Wednesday 7:15am - 6pm
Thursday 7:15am - 6pm
Friday 7:15am - 6pm

Telephone

+6478719770

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