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Early Childhood Services in Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt has 28 early childhood services with a combined roll of 1,379 children across 13 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 15 services. 28 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 20 are community based and 8 are privately owned. 28 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

See all services in Lower Hutt
28
Services
13
Locations
28
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
20
Community based

Browse Lower Hutt ECE services by type

See how Lower Hutt's early learning options break down, from kindergartens and daycare through to Kōhanga Reo and Playcentre — each links to its own filtered list.

Education & Care Services 15
Kindergartens 5
Te Kōhanga Reo 3
Playcentre 3
Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Bilingual ECE 1
Puna Reo 1

Services by location

The suburbs with the most early childhood services on record in Lower Hutt.

Wainuiomata · 5 Lower Hutt CBD · 5 Stokes Valley · 4 Naenae · 3 Waterloo · 2 Avalon · 2 Petone · 1 Taita · 1 Belmont · 1 Korokoro · 1 Moera · 1 Lower Hutt Central · 1

Find an ECE service in Lower Hutt

Every published early childhood service in Lower Hutt, with authority, 20 Hours ECE status and Equity Index where available.

Filter services — suburb · type · authority · 20 Hours ECE
Service Suburb Type Authority 20 Hours ECE Equity Index
Discovery Nursery and Cottage Avalon Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 4
Discovery Preschool Ltd Avalon Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 2
Raphael House Kindergarten Belmont Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Kindercare Learning Centres - Lower Hutt Boulcott Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Korokoro Playcentre Korokoro Playcentre Community based Funded EQI > 5
Alicetown Playcentre Lower Hutt CBD Playcentre Community based Funded EQI > 5
Dyer Street Kindergarten Lower Hutt CBD Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Gracefield Early Childhood Centre Lower Hutt CBD Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Lower Hutt City Childcare Centre Lower Hutt CBD Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Wellington Early Intervention Centre Lower Hutt CBD Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Beststart Melling Lower Hutt Central Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Te Kōhanga Reo o Muturangi Moera Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 4
All About Children - Lower Hutt Naenae Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
BestStart Naenae Naenae Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 3
Te Kōhanga Reo o Awhina Te Kaahui Nohinohi Naenae Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 3
Lollipops Petone Petone Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
BestStart Stokes Valley Stokes Valley Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Fetu Ao Kindergarten Stokes Valley Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 4
Koraunui Kindergarten Stokes Valley Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 3
Stokes Valley Kindergarten Stokes Valley Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 4
AoKids|Taita Taita Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Bilingual ECE Privately owned Funded EQI 3
Barnardos Early Learning Centre Wainuiomata Wainuiomata Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 3
Jack and Jill Early Learning Centre Wainuiomata Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 4
Parkway Kindergarten Wainuiomata Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI 4
Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo Wainuiomata Puna Reo Community based Funded EQI 3
Te Hono ki Kōkiri Te Kōhanga Reo Wainuiomata Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI 3
Childhood Concepts Birch Street Waterloo Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Waterloo Playcentre Waterloo Playcentre Community based Funded EQI > 5

What "20 Hours ECE" means

A government-funded scheme that covers part of the cost of early childhood education.

  • All 3- and 4-year-olds in New Zealand are entitled to up to 20 hours a week of funded ECE.
  • Not every service participates — some may still charge fees on top even where it applies.

Reading the ECE Equity Index

This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index — see the full explanation.

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