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Founded by teachers, led by children, since 1986.
Auckland · Dunedin
Reggio-inspired early learning, with more teachers in every room, across eleven centres in Auckland and Dunedin.
- 40
- Years
of care - 11
- Centres across
Auckland & Dunedin - Reggio
- Emilia-inspired
learning
Follow a child's curiosity, and the learning never stops.
Find your nearest centreForty years of learning how children learn.
Four decades in, the difference still comes down to the time a teacher has for your child.
More teachers, stronger relationships
We staff our rooms beyond what the ratio asks, so no child waits to be heard. With a teacher's full attention, a child feels safe enough to explore.
Learning that follows the child
Teachers plan, observe, then offer the next step, meeting a child where they are. The room itself invites curiosity.
Grounded in Aotearoa
We teach within Te Whāriki, with the cultures of Aotearoa woven through our days, so children feel they belong here.
Teachers who stay
A pedagogical lead in every centre, weekly planning, ongoing development. Cared for, teachers stay, and so do the faces your child knows.
Find your Bear Park
Eleven early learning centres across Auckland and Dunedin
What families notice first
The same teachers greet our daughter by name every morning. After two years she is properly known here, and you can see what that does for a child.
A Bear Park parentRemuera
What sold us was standing in the room. More teachers than we expected, a calm morning, and not one child left waiting for attention.
A Bear Park parentHerne Bay
They settled our son slowly and on his terms. No rush, no fixed timetable, just the same faces each day until he felt at home.
A Bear Park parentHobsonville
We came for the ratio and stayed for the people. Three years on, the same teachers know exactly how our boy likes to start his day.
A Bear Park parentEpsom
There is no performance to it. Our daughter comes home each day genuinely full of what she made and discovered.
A Bear Park parentHobsonville
You will always know how their day was
We will not fill your inbox with company newsletters. The people who talk to you are the ones who teach your child. Through StoryPark, our partner app, your centre shares the small moments that made up your child's day.
StoryParknow
A new story from Bear Park Kohimarama
Spent the morning in the garden planting beans, then read together under the tree.
StoryPark2m ago
Three new photographs
From this afternoon in the garden, added by Whaea Aroha.
- Daily diary
An entry every afternoon, in your teacher's own words.
- Photographs
The small moments of your child's day, as they happen.
- A conversation away
Message your centre director directly, never a call centre.
Everything a parent asks before their first day
Download the guideCome and see a morning for yourself
A tour is free, takes about 45 minutes, and asks nothing of you. This is your time to see Bear Park's philosophy in practice.