Rata Free Kindergarten, Temuka

Service type

Rata Free 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

Rata Free 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

Rata Free 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

Rata Free 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 24 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

• Address53 Cass Street, Temuka
• Phone+64 3 688 1991
• Emailrata.kindergarten@sck.nz
• ContactTania Rose

Nearby ECE services

• Kids at Play Temuka Education & Care Services · 683 m
• BestStart Opihi Education & Care Services · 755 m
• Rhona Day Free Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.1 km
• Kids at Play Timaru Education & Care Services · 16.6 km
• Highfield Haven ELC Education & Care Services · 18 km