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Garden Grove Montessori Preschool, Timaru

Education & Care Services, Timaru

Garden Grove Montessori Preschool is a privately owned early childhood service in Timaru, 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
LocationTimaru
RegionCanterbury Region
Service number65031
54
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

Garden Grove Montessori 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

Garden Grove Montessori Preschool is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Garden Grove Montessori 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 54 children on the roll.

2 years 6 (11.1%)
3 years 22 (40.7%)
4 years 26 (48.1%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 39 (72.2%)
Māori 5 (9.3%)
Pacific 2 (3.7%)
Asian 18 (33.3%)
Other 3 (5.6%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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