Children First Early Childhood Centre

Service type

Children First 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

Children First 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

Children First Early Childhood Centre is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Children First Early Childhood Centre 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 45 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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Contact details

• AddressCorner 414 Fergusson Drive and 1A Sutherland Avenue, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt
• Phone+64 4 528 6059
• Emailadmin@childrenfirst.co.nz
• ContactMichēle Bicknell

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• Te Hono ki Kōkiri Te Kōhanga Reo Te Kōhanga Reo · 13.8 km
• Paremata Playcentre Playcentre · 14.5 km
• Plimmerton Kindergarten Kindergartens · 15.3 km