At Country Horizons, we believe childhood should be filled with muddy boots, curious minds, open spaces and endless opportunities to explore.
Nestled in the countryside between Feilding and Palmerston North, our purpose-built early learning centre offers children a unique environment where nature becomes the classroom and every day brings new adventures.
From caring for animals and tending the garden to climbing, creating and discovering, children are encouraged to learn through meaningful, hands-on experiences.
Our philosophy is simple — children thrive when they have the freedom to play, the confidence to explore and the support of caring teachers who genuinely know them.
We create an environment where children feel safe to ask questions, solve problems, build resilience and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Country Horizons has been purpose-built to meet the needs of the children, the teaching team and the animals.
The children can explore the inside area and discover the well-equipped dramatic play, construction, discovery, art, writing/games and puzzles areas, just to name a few. We also have a large kitchen and dining area where we, as a family, sit down for all meals.
We offer a large children’s bathroom and nappy changing area, where we are happy to help your child with their toileting needs, and peaceful sleeping room facilities, if your child requires a sleep.
Country Horizons is based on a working farm. The children visit the farmyard every afternoon, whether it is sunny or raining. This allows your child to assist with the feeding and well-being of our pets and livestock.
We want your child to be confident around animals so they can learn about caring and have empathy towards all living things. We also want your child to understand the different life cycles; for insects, plants, animals and seasons. For example, they may watch animals being born and they will learn the different functions of animals as livestock.
We also have our pets which the children love to handle and feed, we also farewell our pets when they die. They will also be able to watch a storm roll in over the paddocks or along the Ranges. We believe these hands-on skills will aide in preparing them for life.
