Te Kōhanga Reo O Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere

Te Kōhanga Reo O Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere collaborated with Play’n’Learn to create a culturally rich and engaging learning environment. The goal was to reflect the unique Māori heritage and provide a safe, functional, and inspiring space for tamariki (children).

Design Objectives

Cultural Representation: Incorporate elements that reflect the local Māori culture and heritage.
Functional Spaces: Create versatile and engaging areas that support various learning activities.
Safety and Durability: Ensure all furniture is safe, durable, and suitable for young children

Key Features and Design Elements

Flexible Seating: Modular seating arrangements allow for various configurations to support different activities and group sizes.
Integrated Storage: Seating units with built-in storage provide practical solutions for keeping learning materials organised.

Tau Mauri Sensory Room

The Tau Mauri Sensory Room at Kidz First Community Health provides a calming, therapeutic, and culturally enriched space designed to reduce stress, engage the senses, and support the developmental and emotional needs of tamariki and their families.

Busy Bees Te Mata Road

Play’n’Learn has designed and manufactured the furniture for Busy Bees Te Mata Road’s learning environment refresh, creating an environment that prioritises flexibility, safety, and child-centric learning.

Te Kōhanga Reo O Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere

Hurupaki School

Hurupaki School partnered with Play’n’Learn to design and install new furniture that reflects the local area and pedagogy. The aim was to create an engaging and culturally significant learning environment that promotes calm and quality.

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu, is dedicated to nurturing the Māori language through quality early childhood experiences and care. Play’n’Learn created an environment that reflects the Kōhanga Reo philosophy, ensuring cultural integration, safety, and functionality.

Go Bananas Te Rapa

The objective for Go Bananas Te Rapa, was to design, manufacture, and install furniture and learning resources that embody their philosophy of fun-filled, quality education while ensuring compliance with Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health standards.

Barnardos Turua ELC

The goal was to create a stimulating and empowering space that supports children’s unique learning journeys, while also expanding the centre’s capacity to better serve the local community.

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puna O Te Aroha

The project successfully merged traditional Māori elements with functional design, creating an engaging and culturally rich learning environment. The space not only fosters the revitalisation of the Māori language but also meets educational standards, ensuring a safe and dynamic setting for tamariki.

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōterepo, Christchurch

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōterepo partnered with Play’n’Learn to design, manufacture and deliver a new learning environment that integrates practical design elements to nurture Te Reo Māori within a safe and engaging learning environment.

YMCA Hereford St, Christchurch

Play’n’Learn and YMCA Hereford Street have partnered to create an educational space that balances child-friendly design with cultural elements and functional elegance.

Inspired Aotearoa Learning Village

A beautifully fitout Early Learning Village that truly reflects Inspired Aotearoa’s values and commitment to quality education and care.

Manawa Children’s Village

Captivating, home-inspired learning environments, that incorporate biophilic design principles.

Educare Porirua

Child-centred environments that respect the individual needs of each child, and our design respects the principles of the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum.

Te Whare Aroha O Te Humarie

Designing a Multi-Sensory Seclusion Space in Accordance with Te Ao Māori Principles

Future Kids Hāwera

Future Kids Hāwera has achieved bespoke, beautiful, sustainably–produced learning environments.

Gaia (Earth) Preschool Manurewa

Gaia (Earth) Preschool aims to foster the connection between children and the earth using a unique approach to education

Palmerston North Hospital Whanau Room

Suitable for a range of ages, able to be cleaned to infection control standards, durable, calming for families to be in, and containing items to distract and engage children.