Service type
New Shoots Children's Centre - Greenhithe is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
New Shoots Children's Centre - Greenhithe 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
New Shoots Children's Centre - Greenhithe is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
New Shoots Children's Centre - Greenhithe 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 81 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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- Address31 Chester Avenue, Greenhithe, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 307 0005
- Emailgreenhithe@newshoots.co.nz
- ContactKelly Lambert
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Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 3 Homebased ECE Networks · 1.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to New Shoots Children's Centre - Greenhithe — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Pinehill School (Browns Bay) 3.9 km
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Saint Kentigern Boys' School 14.7 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026