Where We Are
Rise & Shine Childcare Centre is located at 77 Aintree Avenue, Airport Oaks in Mangere.




Our Philosophy
Our philosophy combines Reggio Emilia principles, Christian values, quality education and care in an attractive well-resourced centre.


Our Education Style
We follow the NZ Early Childhood Curriculum - Te Whariki. Reggio Emilia principles further support children's thinking and learning. Each child has an individual development portfolio. We focus on identifying your child's interests and encourage them to.

Rise & Shine: 

Best Childcare Centre in NZ

Why Choose Rise and Shine?

People Who Care

We are passionate about children and their learning. All teaching teams engage in ongoing reflective korero, professional development, training and theoretical exploration.

Quality care & education

We follow the NZ Early Childhood Curriculum – Te Whariki. The Reggio Emilia principles incorporated into our program further support and develop children’s thinking and learning.

Cooked nutritious meals

Good nutrition is essential for optimal brain development in the early years. We provide beautifully cooked, well-balanced meals for your child.

Annual trips

Our annual trip involving the whole centre is something we all look forward to. These trips are additional to the trips each room organises for their group of children.

FREE swimming lessons & active movement sessions

We offer specialised weekly active movement sessions for our children. Free swimming lessons for our 4 year olds.


Welcome to Our Centre

We invite you to come along to a meet & greet where you will get the change to meet out team, take a look around and see for yourself what we are all about.

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