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Otūmoetai Cottage

157 Otūmoetai Road
Brookfield
Tauranga

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07 394 4262

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Pāpāmoa Cottage

2 Te Rito Way
Pāpāmoa Beach
Pāpāmoa

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07 394 4262

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Otūmoetai Cottage

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Pāpāmoa Cottage

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Both Pāpāmoa and Otūmoetai Cottages are open from 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday at both centres. We are open 52 weeks of the year and only close for Stat Holidays.

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The Blue Cottage Early Learning Centre with two locations here in Pāpāmoa and Tauranga, family owned and operated 💙

Every week, our tamariki head out into the world. Every week, our tamariki head out into the world.

Three friends, blue skies and absolutely zero interest in holding still for a photo.

We go because children learn differently when the classroom has no walls and because moments like this are worth every step.

Weekly excursions are just part of life here. 🌿

#BlueCottage #Excursions #EarlyLearningNZ #OutdoorLearning #NaturePlay
She's in our toddler room. He's in babies. Every She's in our toddler room. He's in babies.

Every so often during the day, they get to find each other.

This is tuakana teina, older children nurturing younger ones. It's something we actively create space for, because we believe siblings should be able to stay connected even when they're in different rooms.

The look on his face says everything.

This is Blue Cottage.

#BlueCottage #TuakanaTeinaā #Siblings #EarlyLearningNZ #HomefromHome
Nine years of Blue Cottage Pāpāmoa. 🎂 Nine years Nine years of Blue Cottage Pāpāmoa. 🎂

Nine years of muddy hands, big feelings, tiny milestones, and watching tamariki grow into themselves.

Our chef marked the occasion the only way she knows how… blue buns and blue drinks for everyone. And our team? Let’s just say they brought the energy.

Here’s to nine years of this. We wouldn’t change a thing.

💙 #BlueCottage #PāpāmoaCottage #HappyBirthday #9Years #EarlyLearningNZ
This is our garden at Otūmoetai. In our garden, w This is our garden at Otūmoetai.

In our garden, we are:

Great friends. Artists. Really cool. Daring. Explorers. Nature lovers.

Someone made this sign with love, and it tells you everything you need to know about what we believe childhood should feel like.

We have spaces available for tamariki over 2. If this feels like the kind of place you've been looking for, we'd love to meet you.

#BlueCottage #OtūmoetaiCottage #EarlyLearningNZ #NaturePlay
What’s your therapy? Ours is pulling everything o What’s your therapy?

Ours is pulling everything out of the storage loft and putting it back better.

Some people have Sunday hobbies. We have storage spaces. 

💙 #BlueCottage #CottageLife #BehindTheScenes #Therapy #EarlyLearningNZ
It started as a quick tidy. That was three hours It started as a quick tidy.

That was three hours ago.

Joanna is fine. The office will also be fine. Probably.

💙 #BlueCottage #BehindTheScenes #CottageLife #EarlyLearningNZ
This is our Preschool library. Armchairs. A firep This is our Preschool library.

Armchairs. A fireplace. Books everywhere. Trailing ivy. A round table where little people sit and talk and wonder.

We didn't build this to look good on Instagram. We built it because we believe 3, 4 and 5 year olds deserve a space that feels genuinely beautiful to be in.

Our Pāpāmoa preschool room has spaces available for children aged 3–5. If you'd like to come and see it for yourself, we'd love to have you.

#BlueCottage #PāpāmoaCottage #EarlyLearningNZ #PreschoolNZ
Recently we had a very special visitor. Linda cam Recently we had a very special visitor.

Linda came in to talk to our tamariki about looking after their ears — and we have a feeling she’ll be back soon with a very special guest.

Linda is a Hear This Educator for the Bay of Plenty region, and she just happens to be the nana of one of our own. Her grandson was part of the whānau, and watching him beam with pride while his nana presented to his group was a moment.

The programme helps children understand how to protect their hearing from everyday sounds that can cause permanent damage — delivered in a way that’s warm, engaging, and perfectly pitched for little people.

We’re already looking forward to the next session. Especially because next time, Linda’s hearing dog Maisie may be coming too. 🐾

Thank you Linda — this is exactly the kind of community we love to be part of.

#BlueCottage #HearThis #HearThisEducation #Community #PāpāmoaCottage #EarlyLearningNZ
There's something really special about watching a There's something really special about watching a child discover themselves on a page.

This is her portfolio, her learning, her moments, her story. And she knows it.

At Blue Cottage, every child has a record of who they are and what they've been exploring. Not just for us to track, but for them to hold, revisit, and feel proud of.
Because when children see themselves reflected back with care, something shifts.

They stand a little taller.

#BlueCottage #EarlyLearningNZ #ChildLedLearning #LearningStories #HomefromHome
Even the smallest tradies know — paperwork before Even the smallest tradies know — paperwork before knock-off time.

#BlueCottage #EarlyLearningNZ #TradiesInTraining #PapamoaMoments
At The Blue Cottage, culture is built through rela At The Blue Cottage, culture is built through relationships, shared laughter, learning together, and genuinely caring for one another. 💙

Tonight’s Cottage Meeting included:
🍽️ A beautiful dinner from our amazing cook
🌱 Welcoming a new team member into our whānau
📚 Learning together
😂 Laughing together

Living our Team values of:
✨ Integrity 
✨ Communication
✨ Curiosity
✨ Accountability
✨ Excellence

The Blue Cottage way.

#Centremeeting #learningtogether #funtogether #laughter #teamwork
Today at The Blue Cottage, we proudly wore pink fo Today at The Blue Cottage, we proudly wore pink for Pink Shirt Day 💗

A beautiful day filled with kindness, inclusion, friendship, and standing together against bullying. Our tamariki loved joining in alongside our amazing teachers, showing that even the smallest people can make a big difference through kindness. 🌸

#PinkShirtDay #TheBlueCottage #KindnessMatters #ECE #Belonging
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