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Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten, New Plymouth

Kindergartens · Bell Block, New Plymouth

Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten is a community-based early childhood service in Bell Block, New Plymouth, registered under the "Kindergartens" 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 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeKindergartens
LocationNew Plymouth
RegionTaranaki Region
Service number5216
38
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten is a free kindergarten — historically session-based (shorter, set daily sessions rather than all-day care), run on a not-for-profit basis.

20 Hours ECE

Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten 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

Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 38 children on the roll.

2 years 4 (10.5%)
3 years 14 (36.8%)
4 years 16 (42.1%)
5 years 4 (10.5%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 21 (55.3%)
Māori 14 (36.8%)
Asian 7 (18.4%)
Other 5 (13.2%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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