Service type
Sunshine 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
Sunshine 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
Sunshine 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
Sunshine 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 31 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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- Address21 A Sunshine Avenue, Karori, Wellington
- Phone+64 4 476 9903
- Emailsunshine@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- ContactAmanda Coulston
Nearby ECE services
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Campbell Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.3 km
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Northland Kindergarten Kindergartens · 3 km
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Wilton Playcentre Playcentre · 3.3 km
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Aro Valley Community Preschool Education & Care Services · 3.8 km
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Brooklyn Playcentre Playcentre · 4.1 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Sunshine Kindergarten — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Mākara Model School 2.5 km
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Kelburn Normal School 3.1 km
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Te Aro School 3.8 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026