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Active Explorers Ashburton

Education & Care Services · Tinwald, Ashburton

Active Explorers Ashburton is a privately owned early childhood service in Tinwald, Ashburton, registered under the "Education & Care Services" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationAshburton
RegionCanterbury Region
Service number70566
80
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Active Explorers Ashburton is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Active Explorers Ashburton participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

Active Explorers Ashburton is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Active Explorers Ashburton has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 80 children on the roll.

Under 2 16 (20%)
2 years 15 (18.8%)
3 years 27 (33.8%)
4 years 21 (26.3%)
5 years 1 (1.3%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 60 (75%)
Māori 8 (10%)
Pacific 3 (3.8%)
Asian 18 (22.5%)
Other 1 (1.3%)

Location

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Contact details

  • Address23-25 Archibald Street, Tinwald, Ashburton
  • Phone+64 3 308 2959
  • ContactSonya MacKay

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Active Explorers Ashburton — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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