Service type
Favona 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
Favona 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
Favona 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
Favona Kindergarten has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 2" 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 28 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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- AddressWakefield Road, Mangere, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 275 8212
- Emailfavona@aka.org.nz
- ContactPauline Winter
Nearby ECE services
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Kakapa Atu Home Base Homebased ECE Networks · 559 m
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Buds and Blooms Childcare Centre Education & Care Services · 883 m
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Waatea Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 892 m
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Poimaino 4 Homebased Childcare Homebased ECE Networks · 990 m
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Poimaino 3 Homebased Childcare Homebased ECE Networks · 992 m
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Favona Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Golden Grove School 4.4 km
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Totara Point School 8 km
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Kadimah School 8.1 km
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Kohia Terrace School 8.3 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026