Service type
Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu 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
Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu 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 138 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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- Address1 Hudson Place, Paraparaumu Central, Paraparaumu
- Phone+64 4 260 4730
- Emailparaparaumu@kindercare.co.nz
- ContactPaula Martin
Nearby ECE services
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Little Farm Pre- School and Nursery Education & Care Services · 599 m
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Grafton Private Kindergarten Education & Care Services · 1.4 km
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Little Waves Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.7 km
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Ngahina Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.4 km
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Waikanae Kindergarten Kindergartens · 4.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Kapiti School 2.4 km
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Paraparaumu School 2.8 km
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Raumati Beach School 3.6 km
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Paekākāriki School 10.8 km
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Te Horo School (Otaki) 13.8 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026