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Gracefield Early Childhood Centre, Lower Hutt CBD (Lower Hutt)

Education & Care Services · Lower Hutt CBD, Lower Hutt

Gracefield Early Childhood Centre is a community-based early childhood service in Lower Hutt CBD, Lower Hutt, 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
LocationLower Hutt
RegionWellington Region
Service number60219
46
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Gracefield Early Childhood Centre is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Gracefield Early Childhood Centre 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

Gracefield Early Childhood Centre is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Gracefield Early Childhood Centre 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 46 children on the roll.

Under 2 11 (23.9%)
2 years 11 (23.9%)
3 years 13 (28.3%)
4 years 11 (23.9%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 33 (71.7%)
Māori 8 (17.4%)
Pacific 2 (4.3%)
Asian 13 (28.3%)
Other 9 (19.6%)

Location

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Contact details

Nearby ECE services

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Gracefield Early Childhood Centre — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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