Annabel's Educare in Darfield is a close-knit, rural community. We are lucky to have the contribution of our whanau who have helped us plant and manage our vege garden. We love our family feel at our kindergarten and have open invitations for whanau to contribute and participate in pet days, matariki celebrations, cultural festivity days, spring fairs, skill-sharing sessions with sports, music and farming. Annabel's Kindergarteners are lucky enough to be taken on many excursions, including other early childhood centres, fire stations, the marae, shops, the vet and farms. The children’s favourites are the farms where they get to play with the animals.