Service type
Babies & Buddies Early Childhood Centre is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Babies & Buddies Early Childhood Centre 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
Babies & Buddies Early Childhood Centre is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Babies & Buddies Early Childhood Centre 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 25 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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- Address141 Universal Drive, Henderson, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 837 4023
- ContactCuizhen Chen Zhen
Nearby ECE services
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Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln Education & Care Services · 522 m
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ACG Sunderland Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.1 km
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Biggles Childcare (Henderson) Education & Care Services · 1.1 km
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Little Ranges Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
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Lollipops Swanson Education & Care Services · 1.6 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Babies & Buddies Early Childhood Centre — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Summerland Primary 2.4 km
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Timatanga Community School 6.6 km
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Kohia Terrace School 13.2 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026