Murchison Kindergarten

Service type

Murchison Kindergarten 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

Murchison Kindergarten 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

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

Equity Index

Murchison Kindergarten 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 18 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

• Address23 Hampton street, Murchison
• Phone+64 3 523 9398
• Emailmurchisonkindergarten@ntk.org.nz
• ContactCraig Vercoe

Nearby ECE services

• Faulkner Bush Kindergarten Kindergartens · 73.6 km
• Kiwi Explorers Education & Care Services · 84.7 km
• Richmond Playcentre Playcentre · 87.4 km
• Busy Bees Richmond Education & Care Services · 88.2 km
• Waimea Kindergarten Kindergartens · 88.4 km