Education & Care Services in Palmerston North

All education & care services in Palmerston North

Every published early childhood service of this type in Palmerston North, with authority, 20 Hours ECE status and Equity Index where available.

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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
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
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
Active Explorers Victoria Avenue	Terrace End	Education & Care Services	Privately owned	Funded	EQI > 5

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.

This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index — see the full explanation.

A lower number (1–4) means more funding eligibility — the opposite direction to schools.
Full ECE Equity Index methodology →