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Childhood Concepts Birch Street, Waterloo (Lower Hutt)

Education & Care Services · Waterloo, Lower Hutt

Childhood Concepts Birch Street is a privately owned early childhood service in Waterloo, Lower Hutt, 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
LocationLower Hutt
RegionWellington Region
Service number60000
37
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Childhood Concepts Birch Street is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Childhood Concepts Birch Street 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

Childhood Concepts Birch Street is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Childhood Concepts Birch Street 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 37 children on the roll.

Under 2 12 (32.4%)
2 years 8 (21.6%)
3 years 8 (21.6%)
4 years 9 (24.3%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 29 (78.4%)
Māori 5 (13.5%)
Pacific 2 (5.4%)
Asian 9 (24.3%)
Other 3 (8.1%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Childhood Concepts Birch Street — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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