To provide a continuum of services focused on relationships, developmental knowledge, and support to pēpi, young tamariki and whānau to lessen the impact of risk factors and promote healthy socioemotional development.

We are guilty of many errors and many faults,
But our worst crime is abandoning the children, Neglecting the fountain of life.
Many things we need can wait, The child cannot. Right now is the time;
His bones are being formed,
His senses are being developed
His blood is being made
To him, we cannot answer, ‘tomorrow’, his name is today.”

                  (Gabriela Mistral )