Service type
Tauranga Hospital Play Service is a hospital-based service, typically located within or attached to a hospital.
20 Hours ECE
Tauranga Hospital Play Service 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
Tauranga Hospital Play Service is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.
Equity Index
Tauranga Hospital Play Service 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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- AddressTauranga Hospital Children's Ward, Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga
- Phone+64 7 579 8701
- Emaildeborah.mcdougall@bopdhb.govt.nz
- ContactDeborah McDougall
Nearby ECE services
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New Shoots Children's Centre - Tauranga Education & Care Services · 153 m
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Little Learners on Nineteenth Education & Care Services · 308 m
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Scuola Montessori (15th Avenue) Education & Care Services · 626 m
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Liberty Montessori Education & Care Services · 647 m
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Above & Beyond Education & Care Education & Care Services · 875 m
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Tauranga Hospital Play Service — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Tauranga Adventist School 3.2 km
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Selwyn Ridge School 4.1 km
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Taumata School 5.9 km
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Golden Sands School 16.9 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026