Starfish Early Childhood Centre, Stanmore Bay

Service type

Starfish Early Childhood Centre is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Starfish Early Childhood Centre 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

Starfish Early Childhood Centre is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Starfish Early Childhood Centre 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 46 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

• Address1 Waiora Road, Stanmore Bay
• Phone+64 9 424 1031
• Emailadmin@starfishpreschool.co.nz
• ContactRobyn Matthewson

Nearby ECE services

• Little Wonders at Home Limited Homebased ECE Networks · 78 m
• Stanmore Bay Kindergarten Kindergartens · 379 m
• Montessori Beginnings Early Childhood Education Centre Education & Care Services · 499 m
• The Coastal Cove Early Learning Education & Care Services · 1.9 km
• BestStart Whangaparaoa Education & Care Services · 2.6 km