Kaniere Playcentre is a family/whanau led, licensed early childhood centre. We are a co-operative community based centre, in a small rural area, where play and learning are valued for children and their whanau. Kaniere Playcentre is a family organisation where we empower adults and children to play, work, learn and grow together; we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people’s uniqueness; we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children so that wh?nau are strengthened and communities enriched Kaniere Playcentre’s philosophy is based on child-initiated play and recognises the parents as the first and best educators of their own children.