ACROSS To Kotahitanga O Te Wairua
Counselling, Early intervention, Support Groups, Supervised Contact (Court Approved)
Email: enquiries@across.org.nz
Phone: 0800 ACROSS (0800 227 677)
Website: http://www.across.org.nz
Counselling, Early intervention, Support Groups, Supervised Contact (Court Approved)
Email: enquiries@across.org.nz
Phone: 0800 ACROSS (0800 227 677)
Website: http://www.across.org.nz
Playgroup Hours Thursday 9.30 am to 12 noon
Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education
Email: appleton.kindergarten@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6056
National call centre
Phone: 0508 247 8433
Free confidential financial assistance & mentoring, building financial capability.
Looking after Dannevirke, Woodville, Pahiatua and Eketahuna. Area covers Tararua Region from Norsewood to Eketahuna.
Email: office@tararuareap.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6565 or 06 374 5211
Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz
Email: office@buildingblocks.nz
Phone: 06 353 5222
Early Childhood Education
Email: busy.bees.dannevirke@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6900
Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education for children aged 2 to 5 years
Email: dvkecentralkgtn@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6130
Phone: 06 374 5691
Child care centre
Email: countrykids@scallywags.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 0941
Dannevirke Midwifery Service provides pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal care for women who live in Tarararua.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Tararua Health Group Ltd
Phone: 06 374 5691
Saturday mornings during Winter months.
From four years of age.
Email: dannevirkejabrugby@gmail.com
Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education
Email: dvke.kindgn.assn@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 5880
"Little Ears" - Free early literacy and activities for pre-schoolers and their parents or caregivers.
Little Ears is during term time only.
Dannevirke Community Library, Station Street, Dannevirke
Monday 9.30am -10.00am
Email: library@tararuadc.govt.nz
Phone: 06 374 4255
Website: http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/
Playgroup Hours Monday 9.30 – 12pm
Saturday mornings during Winter months.
From four years of age.
Email: dscjuniorbootball@gmail.com
Early childhood centre
Email: Pahiatua@dotkids.co.nz
Phone: 06 376 6800
Community Garden
Email: eke.healthcentre@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 375 8188
Health Centre with GP and nursing services
Phone: 06 375 8188
Playgroup Hours Wednesday & Thursday 9 am to 12 noon
Health promotion. Promoting positive sexual health by providing advice, support, services and resources relating to sexual and reproductive health, and relationships
Feeling Special Feeling Safe: positive life skills programme for chidren and their families/whanau; resources and educationfor healthy family/whanau relationships; Resources relating directly to the prevention of family violence
Phone: 0800 372 546 or 06 359 2395
Website: http://www.familyplanning.org.nz
Early childhood education & care centre
Email: fyps@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 7436
Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education and care facility
Email: holyoake@ruahinekindergartens.org.nz
Phone: 06 376 8978
This 14 week parenting course is run once a year in the Tararua area. This programme is to empower parents with positive parenting strategies.
To register, contact Tararua REAP 06 374 6565, or The Trust Tararua 06 376 7608.
0-5 Preschool Child carereet& Education. &.30 - 5.30 Mon - Fri
Email: kidscastle37@gmail.com
Phone: 06 374 8198
Playgroup Hours Wednesday 10.00am – 12.30pm
Email: henderson_caroline@hotmail.com
Phone: 027 428 3104
Tuesday and Thursday 5.30pm - 7.00pm
All year, from four years of age.
Old Folks Hall, McLean Street, Woodville
Phone: 027 408 4257
All ages
Wednesday 9.30am
No charge
At the Knox Church, 185 High Street, Dannevirke
Bring your preschooler down and enjoy this Kindy Gym.
Email: karen.rugrats@gmail.com
Phone: 06 376 1003
Friday 10am
$3.00 per session
Music and morning tea provided for parents and child.
Knox Church Hall, 185 High Streeet, Dannevirke
Contact: Jennifer Read
Phone: 021 512 2007
Playgroup Hours Tuesday 9.30 am to 12 noon
Support, Advocacy, Education, Information for Families whose lives are affected by Mental Illness. Free Depression & Anxiety courses offered twice a year.
Email: carole@manawatusf.org.nz
Phone: 06 374 8797
Website: http://www.manawatusf.org.nz
Playgroup Hours Tuesday 9.30 am to 12 noon
Phone: 06 374 6449
Meet on Thursdays at 10.00am
Email: jbethell41@gmail.com
Providing quality child-centred, family-focussed, Christian social services. The Open Home Foundation has a commitment to working collaboratively with families and whanau in a strength based and culturally appropriate way that prioritises child safety and promotes family well-being/whanau mauri ora.
Email: ohfman@ohf.org.nz
Phone: 06 358 4024
Song and Dance for 3 year olds - Saturday 9.00am - 9.30am
Beginner Balle for 4 year olds - Saturday 9.30am - 10.00am
Studio Address: 136 High Street, Dannevirke.
$85.00 per term.
Contact Amy.
Phone: 021 358 435
Home Based Child Care & OSCAR care
Email: ourplacechildcare@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 7574
Website: http://www.ourplacechildcare.co.nz
Learning Life Skills
Email: help-n-hand@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 06 376 6759
Family Support, particularly young children
Email: reception.family support@teys.org.nz
Phone: 06 376 7608
Pregnancy testing, Link to midwives, Ante-natal referrals, Breast feeding Support, Family support
Email: kelly@teys.org.nz
Phone: 06 376 7608
Kindergarten: Early Childhood Education
Email: pahiatua@ruahinekindergartens.org.nz
Phone: 06 376 8600
Playgroup Hours Monday & Wednesday 9 am to 12 noon
National call centre 0800 568 856
Our free Parent Helpline provides compassionate, friendly, non-judgemental support and advice on all parenting issues.
Available from 9am to 9pm, Monday to Sunday.
Phone: 0800 568 856
Phone: 0800 432 6459
Home-based Early Childhood Care Provider: ECE and OSCAR care with approved Educators
Email: info@paua.ac.nz
Phone: 0800 728 277
Website: http://www.paua.ac.nz/
Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Nurse
Email: viv.trotter@plunket.org.nz
Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Nurse
Email: maria.ramsay@plunket.org.nz
Plunket Line 0800 933 922
Plunket Line is a free parent helpline and advice service available to all families, whanau and caregivers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Phone: 06 357 4844
Website: http://www.plunket.org.nz/plunket/show/palmerston-north-family-centre
Playgroup Hours Wednesday 9.30 am to 12 noon
National call centre
Phone: 0800 PREGNANT
Thursday 10.30am - 11.30am
All ages
No charge
At the Anglican Church Hall, 175 High Street, Dannevirke
Phone: 06 374 5630
Work in schools and pre-schools and their communities, work with children, young people and their whanau. School staff, parents, whanau refer children with health concerns to the Public Health Nurse.
Email: donna.milner@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Phone: 06 374 8496
Work in schools and pre-schools and their communities, work with children, young people and their whanau. School staff, parents, whanau refer children with health concerns to the Public Health Nurse.
Email: millie.arends@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Phone: 06 376 7444
Playgroup Hours Tuesday 9.30am – 12.00pm
Email: ruahineplaygroup@gmail.com
Phone: 027 926 8375
Sands New Zealand is a voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby
Email: info@sands.org.nz
Phone: 06 377 2414
Website: http://www.sands.org.nz/
Sands New Zealand is a voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby
Email: info@sands.org.nz
Phone: 06 356 9715
Website: http://www.sands.org.nz/
MidCentral DHB service
Phone: 0800 808 602
Strategies with Kids. Information for Parents
Email: info@skip.co.nz
Website: http://www.skip.org.nz
Ministry of Education, Special Education Service Free offers: Early intervention service to support children who have a developmental or learning delay, a disability behaviour or communication issue that impacts their ability to participate or learn. Communication support for students with high speech/language needs at school. Ongoing Resourcing Scheme to support children with the highest level of need at school. High Health Needs Fund to support for children who are too sick to attend school. Physical Disability Service to support children with physical disabilities at school. Severe Behaviour Service to support children at shcool who are experiencing severe behaviour difficulties
Phone: 0800 622 222
Website: http://www.education.govt.nz
Email: sam@sprouts.co.nz
Phone: 021 222 6539
Lactation consultancy, breasfeeding support, antenatal and postnatal education and support, labour and birth photography.
Milk Cafe in Dannevirke - last Tuesday of the month 9.30am-11.00am at Sugar and Salt Cafe.
Wednesday Drop-in Clinics 10.00am-1.30pm - Pahiatua (1st Wednesday), Dannevirke (2nd Wednesday), Woodvile (3rd Wednesday) and Eketahuna (4th Wednesday of the month).
Email: cherry@tbam.co.nz
Phone: 027 848 7600
Website: http://www.tbam.co.nz
Social Work Support Services
Email: manager.tfs@acw.org.nz
Phone: 06 374 5029
Website: http://www.anglicancarewaiapu.nz
Supporting increased participation in Quality Early Childhood Education and increased successful transition to Schools by:
Email: ece@tararuareap.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6565
Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz
Administer and coordinate the Strengthening Families process for whanau/families working with multiple agencies and/or organisations in the Tararua District. Provide support for Strengthening Families Lead Agencies. Administer the Tararua Strengthening Families Network and coordinate the monthly Forum Mettings. Secretarial role for the Tararua Strengthening Families Local Management Group
Email: alyshea@tararuareap.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6565
Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz
Tararua REAP Budget Service trained Financial Mentors offer free and confidential, one-on-one support to help navigate through financial hardship.
Budgeting Support can help one to: reduce weekly cashflow pressures, pay overdue bills, save for home ownership, negotiate with creditors, offer specialised advice for Kiwi Saver withdrawals, bankruptcy, IRD or WINZ support.
This is a free and confidential service.
Email: rozanne@tararuareap.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 5211
Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz
Te Kapua O Te Rangi Te Kohanga Reo
Email: whanau@k08g019.kohanga.ac.nz
Phone: 06 376 6036
Tamariki Ora - 8 core health checks plus visits to support children aged 0-5years old in their development
Email: maria.alexander@rangitane.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6860
Tamariki Ora - Well Child Kaiawhina
Email: ellen.gray@rangitane.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6860
Total immersion pre-school Te Reo Maori Kaupapa Hours Mon – Fri 9am – 3pm
Email: whanau@k08g030.kohanga.ac.nz
Phone: 06 376 5069
Kohanga Reo Hours Mon – Fri 9am – 3pm
Email: whanau@k08g028.kohanga.ac.nz
Phone: 06 374 8578
Kohanga Reo Hours Mon – Fri 9am – 3pm
Email: whanau@k08g015.kohanga.ac.nz
Phone: 06 374 9263
Playgroup Hours Tuesdays 9.30 -
Email: rosiesr@gmail.com
Phone: 06 374 2707
Playgroup Hours Wednesday 9.00am at Dannevirke Central Kindergarten
Email: admin@dvkecentral.co.nz
Phone: 06 374 6130
Meet fortnightly on a Wednesday at 10.30am at The Hub
Phone: 027 282 9599
Playgroup Hours Wednesday 10.00am – 12.00pm
Email: sarah_murphy94@outlook.com
Phone: 027 233 270
Meet on Mondays 9.30am
Email: totsandtoddlers@hotmail.co.nz
Phone: 027 364 1730
Opening Hours:
Tuesday 2.30pm - 5.30pm
Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am
Saturday 9.30am - 11.30am
"We can offer friendship, service with a smile, and lots of toys"
$45.00 per year.
35 York Street, Dannevirke (at Wai Splash Community Pool).
Email: dvketoylibrary@gmail.com
Phone: 028 8516 2049
Opening Hours: Thursday 10:30am - 12:30pm. Saturday 10:30am - 12:00 noon.
To register, contact Tararua REAP on 06 374 6565
Workshop Groups
Facilitated by the Triple P Coach, this duscussion group provides an opportunity to focus on the big issues:
Dealing with disobedience
Developing good bedtime routines
Managing fighting and aggression
Hassle-free shopping with children
Email: office@tararuareap.co.nz
Website: http://www.tararuareap.co.nz
General Admittance
Baby Swim Lessons (25 minutes)
Thursday and Saturday 9.00am
$80.00 per term (pre book)
Pre-School Swim Lessons (25 minutes)
Monday and Wednesday 3.00pm
Thursday and Saturday 10.30am
$90.00 per term (pre book)
Waterplay Sessions
Tuesday and Friday 10.30am - 12.30pm
$6.00 entry for adult and baby
Ideal for friends, babies and peschoolers to catchup and enjoy some water play
Phone: 06 374 7772
Supporting education in southern Tararau through Early Childhood Playgroups
Email: shirley.jones@waireap.org.nz
Phone: 06 377 1379
The Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust provides a range of free services. Ideal if you're pregnant or have just had a baby.
Phone: 0800 692 445
Early childhood centre
Email: managerece@gmail.com
Phone: 06 376 1003
9am-10am Saturday during Winter Months.
From four years of age.
Email: woodvilleafc@gmail.com
"Little Ears" - Free early literacy and activities for pre-schoolers and their parents or caregivers.
Little Ears is during term time only.
Woodville Community Library, 45 Vogel Street, Woodville
Wednesday 11.00am - 11.30am
Email: library@tararuadc.govt.nz
Phone: 06 376 0212
Website: http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/
Thursday 10.30am - 11.30am.
FREE.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 2 Amelia Street, Woodville.
Contact Rosemary.
Phone: 06 376 5972
Children and whanau learning and growing together. Playcentre Hours Tues & Thurs 9.15 – 1:15pm
Email: woodville@playcentre.org.nz
Work & Income Services (Employment & Financial Support) to the Tararua District. Includes Heartlands in Pahiatua as a link to services provided
Phone: 0800 559 009
Website: http://www.workandincome.govt.nz