Tamatea playcentre

Tamatea playcentre Playcentre is a place for your tamariki to grow and develop in a safe caring environment. Sessions Wednesday and Thursday 9-1

Everyone is welcome, drop in any session time and find out if Playcentre can become a place for you and your tamariki.

We excited to have open week This is a special time if you been watching our page, thinking coming in but maybe don’t kn...
18/08/2026

We excited to have open week

This is a special time if you been watching our page, thinking coming in but maybe don’t know how all works or where to start, maybe feel bit shy… 🙈 well this is time to come see if it’s for you and your tamariki

No appointment needed just pop in

At Tamatea play centre this term we have forced on making connections within our community and strengthening relationships within for our Tamariki and family’s, building our tamariki learning through their play.
From baking seeing process start to finish, to music developing language and movement, messy play, role play our area of focus this term

If you have any questions please reach out
Samantha session coordinator

22/07/2026

Planning meeting 29th July
12.00 we do shared Kai, catch about what we like to see in coming term and how to support our tamariki learning.
Any new members are welcome to join us for session, meeting too if like to

Today we carried on with building connections for our Tamariki within our community Thank you to the two police officers...
22/07/2026

Today we carried on with building connections for our Tamariki within our community
Thank you to the two police officers spending time with our Tamariki, having a laugh, chatting with parents.
They loved sitting in the police car
Making the siren 🚨 go lol

Thank you Napier fire brigade for coming to see us. Tamariki had a blast checking out the fire truck and using the hose....
16/07/2026

Thank you Napier fire brigade for coming to see us. Tamariki had a blast checking out the fire truck and using the hose.
Making connections to our community, links with people and places.
We looking forward to local police coming in next week as we carry on making community connections and building relationships within our community.

Session term 3 start up next week
Wednesday and Thursdays 9-1
Feel free to come join us with your 0-5 old tamariki

Hope everyone keeping warm and having a great holidays. Had a great maratiki celebrating with loves ones and looking for...
13/07/2026

Hope everyone keeping warm and having a great holidays. Had a great maratiki celebrating with loves ones and looking forward to new beginnings to come.
We painted stars last week to help us do new art for our centre wall and shared Kai to come together.

We are open in holidays 0-5
Feel free to pm us if you would like to come in look at joining us term 3

08/07/2026

Out of centre today
Will be in centre next Wednesday

Today we are celebrating wheels and vechials, have loss play so come let your tamariki build Explore the vechials Digger...
23/06/2026

Today we are celebrating wheels and vechials,

have loss play so come let your tamariki build
Explore the vechials
Diggers and trucks

Session 9-1 today and tomorrow
23 ranfurly street

Hiding bugs in bubbles Tamariki finding them and sorting them into color bowls Recognizing the same and fine motor skil...
11/06/2026

Hiding bugs in bubbles
Tamariki finding them and sorting them into color bowls

Recognizing the same and fine motor skill development, exploration and developing a range of working theory’s

Extending our bubble play Adding it in the sandpit, leafs and petals The tamariki been loving this Letting Tamariki expl...
05/06/2026

Extending our bubble play
Adding it in the sandpit, leafs and petals
The tamariki been loving this

Letting Tamariki explore their environment and using the resources around them gives them so many learning opportunities

Babies exploring too

Dressing up to celebrate Kings birthday early, making crowns and a castle. Having a Kai to celebrate this and our parent...
28/05/2026

Dressing up to celebrate Kings birthday early, making crowns and a castle. Having a Kai to celebrate this and our parents completing their Education

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23 Ranfurly Place
Napier
4112

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Wednesday 9am - 1pm
Thursday 9:30am - 1pm

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