Papakura West Kindergarten

Service type

Papakura West 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

Papakura West 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

Papakura West 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

Papakura West 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.

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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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Contact details

• Address29 Ray Small Drive, Papakura
• Phone+64 9 972 9917
• Emailadam.berry@cmka.org.nz
• ContactAdam Berry

Nearby ECE services

• Nina Busing Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.5 km
• Learning Adventures Takanini Education & Care Services · 2.2 km
• Covenant Kids Preschool Education & Care Services · 5.5 km
• Barnardos Early Learning Centre Manurewa Education & Care Services · 5.8 km
• BestStart Weymouth Education & Care Services · 6 km