Nurturing a love of learning.

Play, Explore, Grow

Choosing the best education for your child is an important decision, and we would love the opportunity to show you what Thrive Early Learning Centre can offer you and your child. We believe our philosophy will set your child up well for their future education and life. Come and visit our beautiful boutique childcare centre today!

Playful Minds

Thrive Early Learning Centre, is a private, family owned, Early Childhood Education Centre, situated in Witherlea, in sunny Blenheim, New Zealand.

We are licensed for 38 children aged from 1 year until they turn 6. We have two spacious classrooms which are set up for age appropriate activities and both classrooms have access to their own playgrounds.
We offer the 20 hours ECE subsidy (maximum of 6 hours per day) for children aged 3-5 years.

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why thrive?

At Thrive Early Learning Centre we ensure children are well integrated into their environment through an attentive settling and transitioning process. We know that a child’s early success is based on their feeling of belonging within their learning environment and this is supported by their parents being welcomed and taking part in the centre, therefore parents and whānau are encouraged and given opportunities to share in the life of the centre. We have 5 philosophies that we live by at thrive that you can read about here, we call these our 5 R’s.

Attentive settling process to build connections
Long term support of whānau, flexibility and care
Key Teachers nurture belonging, trust and consistency
Team is reliable, consistent and professional
Value & Nurture children’s social relationships
Adults model and set the tone for all relationships
Value culture and unique family identity
Self lead learners, age appropriate freedoms and expectations
Adults guidance but not unnecessary support
Homely and welcoming classroom spaces
Holistic wellbeing, emotional and physical wellbeing
Teachers Co-construct and Inspire the learning journey
Nourish creativity (think, create, be active)
Foundational skills for school transition
Social behaviour and regulation
Love of learning builds and sustains
Outdoor play – calm, free, healthy, strong and safe
Kaitiaki – environmental and sustainability education
Challenge – climb high, take risks, go fast, fall over and make fun memories!
Local connection, stories, Harling park and community
Respect for the child – actively listening and responding to child
Peaceful and Unhurried Care
Social skills – manners and respectful/graceful interactions