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Early Childhood Services in New Plymouth

New Plymouth has 7 early childhood services with a combined roll of 385 children across 4 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 6 services. 7 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 3 are community based and 4 are privately owned. 7 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

See all services in New Plymouth
7
Services
4
Locations
7
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
3
Community based

Browse New Plymouth ECE services by type

See how New Plymouth'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 6
Kindergartens 1

Services by location

The suburbs with the most early childhood services on record in New Plymouth.

Bell Block · 2 Strandon · 1 Lynmouth · 1 Westown · 1

Find an ECE service in New Plymouth

Every published early childhood service in New Plymouth, 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
New Plymouth Montessori Association — Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Piccolo Preschool — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 3
Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten Bell Block Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Lollipops Bell Block Bell Block Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Lollipops New Plymouth Lynmouth Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
BestStart Lemon Street Strandon Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Jumpstart Nursery Westown Education & Care Services Privately owned 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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