Little ones and their parents were celebrating on Wednesday as Rawene Playcentre held its grand reopening.
The centre had been closed in 2017 after the building was deemed unsafe.
A $100,000 grant from the Ministry of Education and $10,000 from Playcentre Aotearoa funded the refurbishment of the playcentre.
Playcentre Federation centre support co-ordinator Keri Squires said after extensive work, the Rawene centre was the first to open since the national amalgamation of the Playcentre Federation.
![Gloria-Lee Owen, 3, with mother Karee Owen, cuts the ribbon at the opening of Rawene Playcentre](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YYXYQ2M73MAV5ATUOJYWAPJH4E.jpg?auth=b8c5a23b16848df7b119119a4aa9bb52b714496841f57745a5e2b5f1a9490129&width=16&height=34&quality=70&smart=true)