Service type
Aro Valley Community Preschool is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Aro Valley Community Preschool 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
Aro Valley Community Preschool is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.
Equity Index
Aro Valley Community Preschool 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 24 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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- Address48 Aro Street, Aro Valley, Wellington
- Phone+64 4 384 5156
- Emailinfo@arovalleypreschool.nz
- ContactHelen Baxter
Nearby ECE services
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Brooklyn Playcentre Playcentre · 1.2 km
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Capital Kids Co-Operative Education & Care Services · 1.5 km
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Crossways Community Creche Education & Care Services · 1.6 km
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Northland Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2 km
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Sagata Ana Childcare Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Language Immersion · 2.1 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Aro Valley Community Preschool — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Te Aro School 241 m
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Kelburn Normal School 1.1 km
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Clyde Quay School 1.3 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026