Service type
Naval Community Daycare - Calliope House is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Naval Community Daycare - Calliope House 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
Naval Community Daycare - Calliope House is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.
Equity Index
Naval Community Daycare - Calliope House 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 41 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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- Address65 Calliope Road, Devonport, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 445 2608
- Emailnavycc@xtra.co.nz
- ContactLinda Retimana
Nearby ECE services
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Narrowneck Playcentre Playcentre · 1.8 km
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Parnell Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.9 km
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Cosmo Kids Education & Care Services · 2.9 km
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Parnell Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 2.9 km
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Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 3.3 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Naval Community Daycare - Calliope House — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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King's School (Remuera) 5.6 km
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Kadimah School 5.9 km
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Kohia Terrace School 6.5 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026