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Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre

Education & Care Services · Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre is a community-based early childhood service in Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 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
LocationDunedin
RegionOtago Region
Service number83007
103
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Dunedin Hospital 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

Dunedin Hospital 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

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

Equity Index

Dunedin Hospital 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 103 children on the roll.

Under 2 34 (33%)
2 years 19 (18.4%)
3 years 22 (21.4%)
4 years 26 (25.2%)
5 years 2 (1.9%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 91 (88.3%)
Māori 12 (11.7%)
Pacific 1 (1%)
Asian 16 (15.5%)
Other 4 (3.9%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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