Service type
Fetu Ao 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
Fetu Ao 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
Fetu Ao 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
Fetu Ao Kindergarten has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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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- Address126 Stokes Valley Road, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt
- Phone+64 4 563 7279
- Emailseniorht.fak@huttkindergartens.org.nz
- ContactNorma Roberts
Nearby ECE services
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Stokes Valley Kindergarten Kindergartens · 411 m
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BestStart Stokes Valley Education & Care Services · 694 m
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Koraunui Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.2 km
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AoKids|Taita Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Bilingual ECE · 2.7 km
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Discovery Preschool Ltd Education & Care Services · 3.4 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Fetu Ao Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Tawhai School 547 m
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Taita Central School 2.7 km
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Pinehaven School 2.9 km
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Silverstream School 3.4 km
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Rata Street School 4 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026