Raumanga parents of under-6s can experience early childhood education at two free community play days this month.
Crystal Walding, one of the promotion's co-ordinators, said the Ministry of Education had identified there were over 300 children aged under six in the Raumanga community who were not involved in any early childhood education (ECE) or pre-school learning.
"Our priority is to increase participants for whanau and children in early childhood education," Ms Walding said.
The community play days will be held at Manaia View School and will be "fun, positive, activity-filled, with free food and spot prizes".
They will include stands from a variety of local ECEs including playcentres, daycare centres and kohunga-reo, she said.