Service type
Active Explorers Grey Street 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 Grey Street 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 Grey Street is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Active Explorers Grey Street has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 63 children on the roll.
Children by ethnicity
Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.
Location
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- AddressCnr Grey & Amesbury Streets, Palmerston North
- Phone+64 6 353 0014
- Emailvikki.gibbs@eeg.co.nz
- ContactMelissa Nicholas
Nearby ECE services
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Active Explorers Victoria Avenue Education & Care Services · 279 m
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Lots of Hugs Childcare Centre Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
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Building Blocks 2 Homebased ECE Networks · 1.2 km
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Little Monkeys at Home Homebased ECE Networks · 1.5 km
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Little Monkeys Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Active Explorers Grey Street — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Russell Street School 1.2 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026