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Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua

Education & Care Services, Turua

Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua is a community-based early childhood service in Turua, 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
LocationTurua
RegionWaikato Region
Service number30350
54
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 4
Equity Index

Service type

Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua 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

Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 54 children on the roll.

Under 2 12 (22.2%)
2 years 14 (25.9%)
3 years 11 (20.4%)
4 years 17 (31.5%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 50 (92.6%)
Māori 13 (24.1%)
Pacific 1 (1.9%)

Location

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Contact details

Nearby ECE services

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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