Portobello Kindergarten, Dunedin

Service type

Portobello 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

Portobello 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

Portobello 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

Portobello 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 16 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

• Address30 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Dunedin
• Emailportobello@dk.org.nz
• ContactJane Lee

Nearby ECE services

• Pioneers Koputai Education & Care Services · 3.7 km
• Dunedin Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Education & Care Services · 7.3 km
• Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 11.9 km
• Pioneers Home Northern Homebased ECE Networks · 12.6 km
• Mini Thinkers Education & Care Services · 12.9 km