Service type
Genius Early Years is a home-based network — care is provided in an educator's own home, coordinated and visited regularly by the network's own coordinators.
20 Hours ECE
Genius Early Years 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
Genius Early Years is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Genius Early Years 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 20 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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- AddressLevel 1 45 Camp Street, Queenstown
- Phone0800-264357
- ContactDiana Cowie
Nearby ECE services
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Twizel Free Kindergarten Kindergartens · 142.8 km
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Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 171.7 km
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Mini Thinkers Education & Care Services · 173.7 km
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Rhona Day Free Kindergarten Kindergartens · 225.1 km
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BestStart Opihi Education & Care Services · 225.4 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Genius Early Years — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Omarama School 119.1 km
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West Gore School 121.6 km
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Concord School 170.3 km
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Ōpoho School 172.4 km
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St Clair School 173.1 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026