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Early Childhood Services in Gisborne

Gisborne has 10 early childhood services with a combined roll of 399 children across 6 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 6 services. 10 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 9 are community based and 1 are privately owned. 10 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

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10
Services
6
Locations
10
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
9
Community based

Browse Gisborne ECE services by type

See how Gisborne's early learning options break down, from kindergartens and daycare through to Kōhanga Reo and Playcentre — each links to its own filtered list.

Education & Care Services 6
Kindergartens 2
Te Kōhanga Reo 1
Reo Rua Education and Care 1

Services by location

The suburbs with the most early childhood services on record in Gisborne.

Kaiti · 3 Te Hapara · 2 Midway · 2 Elgin-Gisborne · 1 Riverdale · 1 Victoria · 1

Find an ECE service in Gisborne

Every published early childhood service in Gisborne, with authority, 20 Hours ECE status and Equity Index where available.

Filter services — suburb · type · authority · 20 Hours ECE
Service Suburb Type Authority 20 Hours ECE Equity Index
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao Elgin-Gisborne Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 2
Cornerstone Pre-School Kaiti Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 1
Rutene Road Kindergarten Kaiti Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Te Whare Kohungahunga o Y Tamariki Kaiti Reo Rua Education and Care Community based Funded EQI 2
Gisborne Central Childcare and Education Centre Midway Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 4
Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre Midway Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 3
Riverdale Kindergarten (Gisborne) Riverdale Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 3
Busy Bees Gladstone Road Te Hapara Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Waiapu Kids - Te Hapara Whanau Aroha Te Hapara Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 1
Awapuni Early Learners Victoria Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 4

What "20 Hours ECE" means

A government-funded scheme that covers part of the cost of early childhood education.

  • All 3- and 4-year-olds in New Zealand are entitled to up to 20 hours a week of funded ECE.
  • Not every service participates — some may still charge fees on top even where it applies.

Reading the ECE Equity Index

This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index — see the full explanation.

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