Help save our ECE centre

Kia ora, we are 11 teachers from a small Early Childhood Centre called 'A Kiwiana Childhood' in Wairoa that has been through a lot in the last few years from Covid closures, Cyclone Gabrielle and the recent flooding our town experienced 2 weeks ago. Well, we just found out on Sunday 7th that we are all being made redundant and the centre is permanently closing - this has come as a huge shock to our staff and whanau who will now be left with no jobs or childcare for the 40 odd families enrolled at our centre.

Our final day of operating will be the 8th of August but our current manager has decided to do everything in her power to re-open up under a new name/business which will take time and of course money to be fully operational again. We are so forever grateful she is willing to take on this risk so we may keep our jobs and our small town will have somewhere for their tamariki to attend. We currently have 11 teaching staff who are now searching for other employment in the interim and over 40 families now in limbo with limited childcare/kindergartens in Wairoa - with most being full already.

We have the support from our local kindergartens/ECE centre, local community, schools and of course our whanau - but we need your help. We are reaching out and asking if anyone can spare anything to help us re-open again in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to read our story and support our small town.