Little Hoiho

02/01/2025

Happy New Year.
We have some full time and part time spaces available. Please give Lisa a call from the 7th January onwards to book a visit. Our number is 0273599178.

04/07/2024

Little Hoiho currently has spaces available for under 2s and over 2s. Please call Lisa at 0273599178 to discuss these openings and how we can meet your needs and support your whanua.

Send a message to learn more

20/06/2023

09/06/2022

We are looking forward to welcoming you all to our official grand opening tomorrow at 2.15pm 🤩. Fish and chips start at 3.30.
All welcome 🐧

20/02/2022

Thanks to overwhelming support by our community we are filling up fast.

We are looking for an amazing superstar ECE Qualified Teacher to join our team part -time, 20 hours a week. For more information please contact Ali on the following and/or send your CV to
[Email hidden]
027 359 9178.

02/02/2022

Kia ora Whanau

What a wonderful few first days it has been and getting to know your amazing children.

just a few reminders

We are closed on Monday (7th) to observe Waitangi Day.

Please remember to wear masks in the centre during drop off and pick up times.

Noho ora mai
Your Little Hoiho Team

30/01/2022

🐧 Tomorrow Little Hoiho opens its doors 🐧
Rural communities are amazing.

A year ago, a community meeting was held to ascertain the needs of our 'pre-school' Owaka & districts community.

In only one year our community has pulled together, overcome some massive hurdles and met the needs of our own community to create a five day a week 8am till 5pm Early Learning Centre!

It could not have happened without everyone's support.

Thank you to everyone that has helped, donated, cleaned, painted, built, contributed to discussions, meetings, ideas, challenged us to make sure we are doing this right.

Our centre is community owned and operated. We are led by an incredible governance board and knowing that we have the support of our Owaka community is going to allow us to continue to go from strength to strength.

We intend to do a celebration opening in the very near future so watch this space.

'Poipoia te kakano, Kia puawai'
Nurture the seed and it will blossom.

25/01/2022

Check out our awesome team!
We are loving meeting all of our tamariki and their whanau this week 🐧 6 sleeps till we open! How exciting 🎉

11/01/2022

Ngā mihi o te tau hou! Happy New Year!
Thankyou to everyone that has enrolled, our teaching team will be in touch with you all next week.
If you have any questions or would like to enrol please email Ali, centre manager, [email protected].
We can't wait to welcome you all soon 🐧

22/12/2021

Kia ora Koutou,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, out of our control, our opening date is now 31 January 2022.
We can't wait to welcome you all and are now taking full enrolments - please fill out the online enrollment here.
https://enquiry-sms.juniorlogs.com/ #/Catlins_Early_Learning_Centre

I will be available from Monday 10th January onwards, I look forward to meeting you all then.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Ali Duncan (Centre Manager) & Little Hoiho team🐧