Welcome to Bambinos
Tawa Street
At Bambinos we offer a loving, caring, and nurturing environment, with a home away from home feeling. This enables children to feel safe and secure with a sense of belonging.
We believe in working collaboratively with parents/whānau to provide the best care and learning that extends on children’s interest, strengths, dispositions and parent/whānau aspirations.
A home away from home, where learning is wrapped in fun
At Bambinos each child is respected as an individual whose potential is recognised and supported according to his/her strengths, interests and abilities.
We believe play is fundamental to childrens learning. This allows them to explore, ask questions, invent, discover, build relationships and make sense of new ideas.
Building a foundation for lifelong learning, one step at a time
Where curiosity meets creativity, and little minds grow big
Placement Enquiries
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We love Bambino’s. The teachers are friendly, caring & positive. We as parents have peace of mind that our child will be looked after and loved.
The smaller class sizes keep the atmosphere calm & happy. We think of Bambino’s as our wider whanau. It truly is a home away from home for our little people.
Amber Hannan
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We love being part of the Bambino whanau. Our kids started when we moved from Auckland, the team made us feel so welcome and supported the kids with such a big change - new daycare, new house, new town!
Our son is now at school but still asks to come pick up his sister so he can see his teachers. Thanks so much Bambinos for loving and supporting our kids!
Jessica Mallett
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Max has been at Bambinos daily for the last year from the age of 8 months. I have always been super grateful for the care and tenderness shown to our wee man by all kaiako. He learns heaps and I value the support from staff to help identify next steps in his development.
The regular stories on Storypark are a delightful way to keep up with the many different activities the littlies get up to. But don’t expect littlies to come home in the same clean clothes they went in- often several changes a day because of fun stuff such as painting and water play. Our whanau thoroughly recommends Bambinos Mount Maunganui.
Carolyn
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"Moving cities with your 1 Year old is a challenge in itself but Bambinos made our move just that much easier. The teachers and all the staff were amazing at helping our son settle in his new environment, so much so that he now runs to the teachers every day you drop him off and you can see that he is really enjoying his time at Bambinos.
All staff are professional and really good at making both the kids and grownups feel comfortable.
Thankyou Bambinos. "
Mac and Charmaine
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Bambino’s is a great centre that both of my children have loved. All the teachers are kind and caring and treat our children as their own. I have trust in the long serving teachers that have watched both of my children grow up Steph, Amanda, Faith and Karen among others and the centre manager Lynda.
Not only have they been amazing with my children they have also been very helpful at times especially with my first born as a first time mum helping with strategies to deal with my children’s behaviour and sleep regression etc. They are also dedicated to education, and Eddie was well prepared for school when it came the time as I’m sure Tommy will be also.
Bambino’s isn’t too big, which makes you feel at ease as you never worry that your child is just another number. All the teachers make it their business to understand your child and their likes and dislikes. Thanks all keep up the amazing work you all do.
Jemma, Troy, Eddie and Tommy!
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Bambinos Daycare - A Second Family for Rocco!
Bambinos has been an incredible part of our lives since my son, Rocco, started attending at just one year old. Over the past three years, the dedicated and caring teachers have become like family to us. Rocco absolutely loves going to daycare, and the consistency in staffing has been amazing - he’s had the same wonderful teachers throughout his time there.
The team at Bambinos goes above and beyond; they even attended Rocco's 3rd birthday, which truly warmed our hearts. The skills he has learned there are outstanding - his English is excellent, he shares beautifully, and he’s even earned the nickname "Mr. Manners" because of how polite he’s become.
The daycare fosters an all-around loving and nurturing environment, not just for the kids but for the parents too. I honestly couldn’t recommend Bambinos enough. If you're looking for a place that feels like home for your little one, this is it! 💖
Steph Kennard
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The team at Bambinos are amazing. They all clearly enjoy what they do and you can tell they care about each child as an individual.
My girl struggled with transitioning to the bigger room and they were so understanding and patient during the process, doing it in her time with no pressure.
I highly recommend Bambinos to any parent if they are wanting a caring and supportive environment for their child with warm, friendly, and fun teachers. Oh, and the food always smells delicious.
Leanne
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We have been a part of the Bambino’s family for 6 years now and are so impressed with the centre that Lynda manages.
We are always greeted with a warm smile and welcome from the teachers. They make an effort to know your children and their interests so that your children feel happy and safe in their care.
Where they are located is so fortunate making trips to the park and beach a breeze.
They have an outdoor area which is used whenever the weather allows and the kids would always come home worn out from a fun day of learning and playing at Bambino’s.