Service type
Nature Kids is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Nature Kids 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
Nature Kids is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Nature Kids has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 2" 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 70 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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- Address1015 Duke Street, Mahora, Hastings
- Phone+64 6 878 6111
- Emailnaturekids@xtra.co.nz
- ContactHayley Rameka
Nearby ECE services
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Mahora Kindergarten Kindergartens · 451 m
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Kiwi Kidz Community Early Education Centre Education & Care Services · 565 m
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Little Sunbeams Mayfair Education & Care Services · 1.5 km
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Tiny Nation Otago Homebased ECE Networks · 1.9 km
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Tiny Nation Homebased ECE Networks · 2 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Nature Kids — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Mahora School 477 m
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Mayfair School 2.1 km
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Raureka School 2.2 km
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Hastings Central School 2.3 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026