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Early Childhood Services in Dunedin

Dunedin has 17 early childhood services with a combined roll of 1,013 children across 12 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 10 services. 17 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 9 are community based and 8 are privately owned. 17 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

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17
Services
12
Locations
17
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
9
Community based

Browse Dunedin ECE services by type

See how Dunedin's early learning options break down, from kindergartens and daycare through to Kōhanga Reo and Playcentre — each links to its own filtered list.

Education & Care Services 10
Kindergartens 4
Te Kōhanga Reo 1
Playcentre 1
Homebased ECE Networks 1

Services by location

The suburbs with the most early childhood services on record in Dunedin.

Kaikorai · 3 Musselburgh · 2 Karaka · 1 Roslyn · 1 St Kilda · 1 Halfway Bush · 1 Caversham · 1 Portobello · 1 South Dunedin · 1 St Clair · 1 Dunedin Central · 1 Green Island · 1

Find an ECE service in Dunedin

Every published early childhood service in Dunedin, with authority, 20 Hours ECE status and Equity Index where available.

Filter services — suburb · type · authority · 20 Hours ECE
Service Suburb Type Authority 20 Hours ECE Equity Index
Mornington Playcentre — Playcentre Community based Funded EQI > 5
Roslyn Kindergarten (Dunedin) — Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Jade-Star Childcare and Learning Centre Caversham Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre Dunedin Central Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Crackerjax Early Learning Centre Green Island Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Te Kōhanga Reo o Whānau Paki Halfway Bush Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 3
Kaikorai Kindergarten Kaikorai Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Montessori House Atelier de Bambini Kaikorai Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Montessori House Casita dei Bambini Kaikorai Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Abbotsford Kindergarten Karaka Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Mini Thinkers Musselburgh Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Pioneers Home Northern Musselburgh Homebased ECE Networks Community based Funded EQI > 5
Portobello Kindergarten Portobello Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Little Wonders Childcare (Roslyn) Roslyn Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Rainbow Preschool South Dunedin Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 3
Bear Park - St Clair St Clair Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Bunny Burrows Limited St Kilda Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5

What "20 Hours ECE" means

A government-funded scheme that covers part of the cost of early childhood education.

  • All 3- and 4-year-olds in New Zealand are entitled to up to 20 hours a week of funded ECE.
  • Not every service participates — some may still charge fees on top even where it applies.

Reading the ECE Equity Index

This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index — see the full explanation.

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