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Peel Forest Preschool, Geraldine

Education & Care Services, Geraldine

Peel Forest Preschool is a community-based early childhood service in Geraldine, registered under the "Education & Care Services" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationGeraldine
RegionCanterbury Region
Service number65056
30
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Peel Forest Preschool is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Peel Forest Preschool 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

Peel Forest Preschool is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Peel Forest Preschool 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 30 children on the roll.

Under 2 2 (6.7%)
2 years 7 (23.3%)
3 years 6 (20%)
4 years 15 (50%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 25 (83.3%)
Māori 1 (3.3%)
Asian 3 (10%)
Other 2 (6.7%)

Location

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Contact details

  • Address1138 Peel Forest 22 RD, Geraldine
  • Phone+64 3 696 3530
  • ContactHarrison Millar

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Peel Forest Preschool — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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