Service type
Nina Busing 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
Nina Busing 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
Nina Busing 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
Nina Busing Kindergarten has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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 45 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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- Address13 A Clevedon Road, Papakura
- Phone+64 9 298 9081
- ContactAdam Berry
Nearby ECE services
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rāhuitanga Te Kōhanga Reo · 617 m
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga Te Kōhanga Reo · 843 m
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Kaleido Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 909 m
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Tiny Turtles Educare Education & Care Services · 928 m
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Papakura Childcare Education & Care Services · 1 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Nina Busing Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Randwick Park School 5.2 km
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Mission Heights Primary School 11.1 km
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Golden Grove School 21.7 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026