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Early Childhood Services in Palmerston North

Palmerston North has 16 early childhood services with a combined roll of 807 children across 7 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 12 services. 16 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 7 are community based and 9 are privately owned. 16 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

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16
Services
7
Locations
16
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
7
Community based

Browse Palmerston North ECE services by type

See how Palmerston North'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 12
Kindergartens 1
Homebased ECE Networks 2
Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Language Immersion 1

Services by location

The suburbs with the most early childhood services on record in Palmerston North.

Takaro · 2 Hokowhitu · 1 Kelvin Grove · 1 Cloverlea · 1 Roslyn · 1 Milson · 1 Terrace End · 1

Find an ECE service in Palmerston North

Every published early childhood service in Palmerston North, 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
Active Explorers Grey Street — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 4
BestStart Palmerston North 1 — Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Building Blocks 2 — Homebased ECE Networks Privately owned Funded EQI 4
Little Monkeys Preschool — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Lots of Hugs Childcare Centre — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI 4
Lovely Lotus Childcare — Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Malamalama Moni Aoga Amata EFKS PN — Leo o Fanau Moana — Pacific Language Immersion Community based Funded EQI 4
Riverdale Kindergarten (PN) — Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5
Alphabet Academy Cloverlea Cloverlea Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 4
BestStart Hokowhitu Hokowhitu Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Tiny Legends Early Learning Centre Kelvin Grove Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
BestStart Milson Line Milson Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Barnardos Early Learning Centre Palmerston North Roslyn Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI 4
Inspiring Minds Montessori Pre-School Takaro Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Little Monkeys at Home Takaro Homebased ECE Networks Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Active Explorers Victoria Avenue Terrace End 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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