Service type
Ngahina 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
Ngahina 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
Ngahina 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
Ngahina 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 48 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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- AddressNgahina Street, Paraparaumu
- Phone+64 4 904 6298
- Emailngahina@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- ContactAmanda Coulston
Nearby ECE services
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Grafton Private Kindergarten Education & Care Services · 1.3 km
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Little Waves Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 2.4 km
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Little Farm Pre- School and Nursery Education & Care Services · 2.7 km
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Te Rāwhiti Kindergarten 3 Education & Care Services · 3 km
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Tararua ki Paraparaumu Te Kōhanga Reo · 3.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Ngahina Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Kapiti School 106 m
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Paraparaumu School 571 m
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Raumati Beach School 1.9 km
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Paekākāriki School 8.5 km
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Te Horo School (Otaki) 15.6 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026