Nova Montessori Children's House, New Brighton (Christchurch)

Service type

Nova Montessori Children's House is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Nova Montessori Children's 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

Nova Montessori Children's 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

Nova Montessori Children's 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 19 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

Contact details

• Address53 Owles Terrace, New Brighton, Christchurch
• Phone+64 3 382 0503
• Emailadmin@novamontessori.school.nz
• ContactShubha Narayan

Nearby ECE services

• New Brighton Community Preschool & Nursery Education & Care Services · 153 m
• Annabel's Educare - New Brighton Education & Care Services · 699 m
• Kidsfirst Kindergartens Portsmouth Street Kindergartens · 1.9 km
• Tino E Tasi Preschool Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Bilingual ECE · 2.4 km
• Kiddz Homebased Childcare Homebased ECE Networks · 3.4 km