Service type
Sunnyvale 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
Sunnyvale 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
Sunnyvale 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
Sunnyvale Kindergarten has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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.
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
View larger map →Contact details
- Address31 A Kaikoura Street, Henderson, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 836 2283
- Emailsunnyvale@aka.org.nz
- ContactPauline Winter
Nearby ECE services
-
Flying Kiwi Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.3 km
-
BestStart Glen Eden Education & Care Services · 1.4 km
-
BestStart Seymour Road Kindy Education & Care Services · 1.6 km
-
Te Kōhanga Reo o Hoani Waititi Marae Te Kōhanga Reo · 1.9 km
-
Pitter Patter Education & Care Services · 1.9 km
Explore ECE in Auckland
Browse Auckland early childhood services by type.
What comes next
Primary schools closest to Sunnyvale Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
-
Summerland Primary 3.2 km
-
Timatanga Community School 10.6 km
-
Hobsonville Point Primary School 11.1 km
-
Kohia Terrace School 11.4 km
-
Totara Point School 11.9 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026