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KIDZ @ 303

Education & Care Services, Whanganui

KIDZ @ 303 is a community-based early childhood service in Whanganui, 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
LocationWhanganui
RegionManawatū-Whanganui Region
Service number50101
23
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 4
Equity Index

Service type

KIDZ @ 303 is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

KIDZ @ 303 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

KIDZ @ 303 is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

KIDZ @ 303 has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 23 children on the roll.

Under 2 20 (87%)
2 years 3 (13%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 22 (95.7%)
Māori 5 (21.7%)
Pacific 2 (8.7%)
Asian 1 (4.3%)

Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to KIDZ @ 303 — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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