Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawthornden Road, Avonhead (Christchurch)

Service type

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawthornden Road is a free kindergarten — historically session-based (shorter, set daily sessions rather than all-day care), run on a not-for-profit basis.

20 Hours ECE

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawthornden Road 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

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawthornden Road is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawthornden Road 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 45 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

Contact details

• Address146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch
• Phone+64 3 358 2915
• Emailquestions@kidsfirst.org.nz
• ContactSherryll Wilson

Nearby ECE services

• Russley Playcentre Playcentre · 735 m
• The Wilderness Education & Care Services · 2.2 km
• Avonhead Playcentre Playcentre · 2.3 km
• Kidsfirst Kindergartens Broomfield Kindergartens · 2.5 km
• Riccarton Park Montessori Preschool Education & Care Services · 2.7 km