Service type
Bear Park - St Clair is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Bear Park - St Clair 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
Bear Park - St Clair is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Bear Park - St Clair 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 70 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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- Address10 Hobson Street, St Clair, Dunedin
- Phone+64 3 456 1010
- Emailstclair@bearpark.co.nz
- ContactKarinna Blacklock
Nearby ECE services
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Jade-Star Childcare and Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.6 km
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Rainbow Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.7 km
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Bunny Burrows Limited Education & Care Services · 2 km
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Mini Thinkers Education & Care Services · 2.2 km
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Pioneers Home Northern Homebased ECE Networks · 2.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Bear Park - St Clair — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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St Clair School 463 m
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Musselburgh School 2.2 km
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Concord School 2.6 km
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Tainui School 3 km
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St Brigids School (Tainui) 3.3 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026