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Fingerprints Christian Preschool, St Martins (Christchurch)

Education & Care Services · St Martins, Christchurch

Fingerprints Christian Preschool is a community-based early childhood service in St Martins, Christchurch, 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
LocationChristchurch
RegionCanterbury Region
Service number45055
62
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Fingerprints Christian Preschool is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Fingerprints Christian Preschool 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

Fingerprints Christian Preschool is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Fingerprints Christian Preschool 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 62 children on the roll.

2 years 11 (17.7%)
3 years 19 (30.6%)
4 years 30 (48.4%)
5 years 2 (3.2%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 42 (67.7%)
Māori 10 (16.1%)
Pacific 9 (14.5%)
Asian 9 (14.5%)
Other 6 (9.7%)

Contact details

Nearby ECE services

What comes next

Primary schools closest to Fingerprints Christian Preschool — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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