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Gingerbread Cottage Network 3, Frankton (Hamilton)

Homebased ECE Networks · Frankton, Hamilton

Gingerbread Cottage Network 3 is a privately owned early childhood service in Frankton, Hamilton, registered under the "Homebased ECE Networks" 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 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeHomebased ECE Networks
LocationHamilton
RegionWaikato Region
Service number47834
35
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI 4
Equity Index

Service type

Gingerbread Cottage Network 3 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

Gingerbread Cottage Network 3 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

Gingerbread Cottage Network 3 is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Gingerbread Cottage Network 3 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 35 children on the roll.

Under 2 14 (40%)
2 years 7 (20%)
3 years 10 (28.6%)
4 years 3 (8.6%)
5 years 1 (2.9%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 23 (65.7%)
Māori 10 (28.6%)
Pacific 3 (8.6%)
Asian 4 (11.4%)
Other 5 (14.3%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Gingerbread Cottage Network 3 — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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