Service type
Kids at Play Timaru is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Kids at Play Timaru 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
Kids at Play Timaru is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Kids at Play Timaru 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 24 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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- Address225 Selwyn Street, Marchwiel, Timaru
- Emailkidsatplaynz@outlook.com
- ContactFiona Frew
Nearby ECE services
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Highfield Haven ELC Education & Care Services · 1.9 km
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Kowhai Free Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.9 km
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Parkside Grove Education & Care Services · 3 km
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Creative Corner Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 3.1 km
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Busy Bees Aoraki Education & Care Services · 3.2 km
Explore ECE in Timaru
Browse Timaru early childhood services by type.
What comes next
Primary schools closest to Kids at Play Timaru — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Sacred Heart School (Timaru) 2.8 km
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St Andrew's School (Timaru) 16.9 km
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Waihi School 23.4 km
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Woodbury School 38.4 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026