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Early Childhood Services in Invercargill

Invercargill has 12 early childhood services with a combined roll of 580 children across 3 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 5 services. 12 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 8 are community based and 4 are privately owned. 12 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

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12
Services
3
Locations
12
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
8
Community based

Browse Invercargill ECE services by type

See how Invercargill'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 5
Kindergartens 4
Te Kōhanga Reo 3

Services by location

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

Invercargill Central · 1 Otatara · 1 Gladstone-Invercargill · 1

Find an ECE service in Invercargill

Every published early childhood service in Invercargill, 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
Active Explorers Invercargill — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Glengarry Kindergarten — Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 4
Paradise Early Learning Centre — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Rockdale Park Kindergarten — Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 3
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna — Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 4
Te Kōhanga Reo o Murihiku — Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI > 5
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā — Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 3
Waikiwi Kindergarten — Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 4
BestStart Kelvin Street Gladstone-Invercargill Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
The Cottage Kindergarten Invercargill Central Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 4
Otatara Preschool Otatara Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5

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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