Tahunanui Kindergarten, Nelson

Service type

Tahunanui 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

Tahunanui 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

Tahunanui 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

Tahunanui 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 75 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

Contact details

• Address53 Muritai Street, Tahunanui, Nelson
• Phone+64 3 548 5345
• Emailtahunanuikindergarten@ntk.org.nz
• ContactCraig Vercoe

Nearby ECE services

• Victory Playcentre Playcentre · 1.9 km
• Star Early Learning Education & Care Services · 2 km
• Nelson South Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.1 km
• Te whare Manaaki Hospital-Based ECE Services · 2.2 km
• Nayland Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.5 km