Service type
Starship Play Service Ward 24A & 24B is a hospital-based service, typically located within or attached to a hospital.
20 Hours ECE
Starship Play Service Ward 24A & 24B 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
Starship Play Service Ward 24A & 24B is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.
Equity Index
Starship Play Service Ward 24A & 24B has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 1" 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.
Location
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- AddressPark Road, Grafton, Auckland
- ContactNicola Woollaston
Nearby ECE services
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Starship Play Services: Outpatients Hospital-Based ECE Services · 9 m
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ACG Parnell Early Learning School Education & Care Services · 491 m
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Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 751 m
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KiNZ Myers Park Education & Care Services · 869 m
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Second Home Early Learning Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Starship Play Service Ward 24A & 24B — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Kohia Terrace School 2.7 km
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King's School (Remuera) 2.9 km
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Saint Kentigern Boys' School 2.9 km
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Totara Point School 3 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026