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Active Explorers Victoria Avenue, Terrace End (Palmerston North)

Education & Care Services · Terrace End, Palmerston North

Active Explorers Victoria Avenue is a privately owned early childhood service in Terrace End, Palmerston North, 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
LocationPalmerston North
RegionManawatū-Whanganui Region
Service number45896
50
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

Equity Index

Active Explorers Victoria Avenue 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.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 50 children on the roll.

Under 2 10 (20%)
2 years 10 (20%)
3 years 15 (30%)
4 years 12 (24%)
5 years 3 (6%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 33 (66%)
Māori 21 (42%)
Pacific 6 (12%)
Asian 7 (14%)
Other 3 (6%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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