Little Doves Early Learning Centre, Albany (Auckland)

Service type

Little Doves Early Learning Centre is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Little Doves Early Learning Centre 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

Little Doves Early Learning Centre is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Little Doves Early Learning Centre 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 78 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

• Address360 Albany Highway, Albany, Auckland
• Phone+64 9 415 9566
• Emailsjones@littledoves.nz
• ContactSarah Jones

Nearby ECE services

• No-1 Home Based Childcare & Education Service 5 Homebased ECE Networks · 415 m
• BestStart Albany 2 Education & Care Services · 458 m
• No-1 Home Based Childcare & Education Service 4 Homebased ECE Networks · 1.1 km
• Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 7 Homebased ECE Networks · 1.1 km
• Massey Child Care Centre - Albany Education & Care Services · 1.6 km