Greytown Early Years

08/10/2026

Last days to take advantage of our Fees Free promotion!
Contact us now to arrange a tour!

🌿 Know a family with a 3-5 year old? 🌿

We're excited to offer a special promotion for new enrolments at Greytown Early Years:

✨ 3 FREE days every week for 3 months! ✨

Children at Greytown Early Years enjoy: 🌱 Play-based learning 🌱 Community outings 🌱 School transition support 🌱 Low teacher-to-child ratios 🌱 A caring, supportive environment

📅 Enrol and start by 31 October 2026 to take advantage of this offer.

Share this post and help us welcome more tamariki into our growing Greytown Early Years whānau. 💚

04/10/2026

🌿 Happy World Teachers’ Day! 🌿

Today we celebrate our incredible kaiako - the people who show up each day with patience, creativity, curiosity and care, helping our tamariki learn, grow and discover who they are.

Teaching in the early years is so much more than what happens in planned experiences. It’s the little moments that matter - getting down on the floor to play, asking questions, listening to ideas, comforting a child who needs reassurance, celebrating new achievements, supporting friendships and creating a place where every child feels they belong.

Our kaiako build relationships, nurture confidence and provide the foundations for lifelong learning. ❤️

To our Early Years team - thank you for everything you do for our tamariki and their whānau. Your dedication, knowledge, humour and heart make a difference every single day.

And to all teachers and kaiako across Aotearoa — thank you for the mahi you do. 🌱

Happy World Teachers’ Day!
He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata. ❤️

15/09/2026

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori at Greytown Early Years

Kia kaha te reo Māori!

At Greytown Early Years, we celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by continuing to embrace te reo Māori as a living language woven through our everyday programme. Through play, conversation, waiata, karakia, storytelling, and meaningful interactions, our tamariki experience te reo Māori in authentic and joyful ways.

Our philosophy values whakapapa, whanaungatanga, manaakitanga, rangatiratanga, and kaitiakitanga, creating opportunities for children to develop a strong sense of identity, belonging, and connection to Aotearoa New Zealand. By incorporating te reo Māori into daily routines and play experiences, we help tamariki build confidence with the language while fostering respect and appreciation for Māori culture and perspectives.

We know children learn best through meaningful experiences. Whether they are singing waiata, exploring nature, sharing stories, greeting one another in te reo Māori, or learning the names of local plants and birds, tamariki are developing language naturally through curiosity, play, and relationships.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is a wonderful reminder that every word counts. Together with our whānau, we are helping to nurture a love of te reo Māori and celebrate the rich cultural heritage that makes Aotearoa unique.

He taonga te reo Māori. Let's use it, celebrate it, and keep it thriving for future generations.

💚 Mā te kōrero ka ora te reo
By speaking the language, the language lives.

15/09/2026

Tomorrow we are supporting the Child Cancer Foundation! Please donate if you can - every little bit counts x

Make a donation today to support Kiwi kids with cancer and their families

14/09/2026

What an incredible evening at our Colour Run Fundraiser!

A huge thank you to Greytown School for generously allowing us to use their grounds and equipment. We are also so grateful to our amazing whānau, staff, participants, and sponsors whose support made the event such a success.

Thank you to everyone who came along, got colourful, and helped us raise funds while creating fantastic memories. We couldn't have done it without you! 💙💛💚❤️

01/09/2026

🌿 Know a family with a 3-5 year old? 🌿

We're excited to offer a special promotion for new enrolments at Greytown Early Years:

✨ 3 FREE days every week for 3 months! ✨

Children at Greytown Early Years enjoy: 🌱 Play-based learning 🌱 Community outings 🌱 School transition support 🌱 Low teacher-to-child ratios 🌱 A caring, supportive environment

📅 Enrol and start by 31 October 2026 to take advantage of this offer.

Share this post and help us welcome more tamariki into our growing Greytown Early Years whānau. 💚

29/08/2026

🧠 WELL… THAT WAS A NIGHT! 🧠

A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who came along to our Quiz Night last night!

We hope you’ve recovered from the intense brain workout, questionable answers, competitive table banter and perhaps a few sore heads this morning! 😂🍹

What a fantastic night of laughs, friendly rivalry and plenty of fun! A huge shout-out to our awesome quizmaster Chris Cogdale for keeping us entertained and putting our brains through their paces!

And let’s not forget our raffle and silent auctions! We were blown away by the generosity of everyone who donated prizes & auction items, and by everyone who got involved, bought tickets and placed those all-important bids!

We’re still counting… So we don’t have our final fundraising total just yet. We’ll be crunching the numbers on Monday and will share the grand total with you then!

Thank you to every person, team, business and supporter who helped make the night such a success. ❤️

Early Years has the BEST community and last night proved it! 🥰

Now… who’s brave enough to do it all again next year?! 😉

28/08/2026

Tonight is the night! Remember to bring your gold coins! We can't wait to see you all there!
This would not be possible without our generous sponsors! Thank you!

24/08/2026

We'd like to sincerely thank the following supporters of our Quiz Night on Friday 28th August at The Offering - Greytown. Without our generous sponsors, fundraisers like this one wouldn't be possible. Our Early Years whānau are truly grateful for the support or our community, and all funds raised will be used for resources for our tamariki.

23/08/2026

We'd like to sincerely thank the following supporters of our Quiz Night on Friday 28th August at The Offering - Greytown. Without our generous sponsors, fundraisers like this one wouldn't be possible. Our Early Years whānau are truly grateful for the support or our community, and all funds raised will be used for resources for our tamariki.