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Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool

Education & Care Services · Otara, Manukau

Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool is a community-based early childhood service in Otara, Manukau, registered under the "Education & Care Services" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationManukau
RegionAuckland Region
Service number47213
42
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 1
Equity Index

Service type

Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool 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

Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 42 children on the roll.

Under 2 7 (16.7%)
2 years 5 (11.9%)
3 years 10 (23.8%)
4 years 20 (47.6%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 4 (9.5%)
Māori 5 (11.9%)
Pacific 40 (95.2%)
Other 1 (2.4%)

Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Tamariki Footsteps Christian Community Preschool — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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