Haere mai ki Mountaineers Childcare i roto Pirongia
Welcome to Mountaineers Childcare in Pirongia
Nestled in the heart of the beautiful village of Pirongia, our country childcare centre offers a warm, nurturing environment surrounded by nature. Tucked down a long driveway, Mountaineers Childcare and Education Centre Pirongia is a place where tamariki have space to roam, play, and explore with wide open green areas, friendly chickens, visiting animals, and endless opportunities for discovery.
Licensed for 50 children, we operate Monday to Friday, 7:15am to 6:00pm, offering high-quality childcare and education for children aged 0–6 years. Each child receives meaningful care and tailored opportunities to learn and grow.
Mountaineers is proud to have an 80–99% qualified teaching team caring for our pēpi, toddlers, and preschoolers. With extra support staff we create a calm, supportive environment where learning and relationships thrive.
A core part of our philosophy at Mountaineers Childcare and Education Centre Pirongia is sustainability. We take pride in caring for our environment and teaching our tamariki to do the same. We reduce, reuse, and recycle, grow our own kai, and make conscious choices to avoid preservatives, excess packaging, and plastic. Through hands-on experiences like composting and gardening, our tamariki learn to nurture the earth and understand the importance of kaitiakitanga - caring for our environment and future generations.
A place of discovery for children
We warmly welcome you to spend time here with your child and become part of our Mountaineers whānau. We believe in hands-on, messy, joy-filled learning where tamariki can dig in the garden, build friendships, explore the sandpit, create in the mud kitchen, splash in the water, and experience the wonder of the natural world around them.