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Active Explorers Melville, Hamilton

Education & Care Services · Melville, Hamilton

Active Explorers Melville is a privately owned early childhood service in Melville, Hamilton, 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
LocationHamilton
RegionWaikato Region
Service number46073
68
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

Equity Index

Active Explorers Melville 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 68 children on the roll.

Under 2 12 (17.6%)
2 years 14 (20.6%)
3 years 22 (32.4%)
4 years 20 (29.4%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 35 (51.5%)
Māori 28 (41.2%)
Pacific 2 (2.9%)
Asian 25 (36.8%)
Other 2 (2.9%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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