Te Puke Free Kindergarten

Service type

Te Puke Free 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

Te Puke Free 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

Te Puke Free 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

Te Puke Free 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 37 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

• Address5 Glen Terrace, Te Puke
• Phone+64 7 573 7266
• Emailtepuke@ikindergartens.nz
• ContactPeter Monteith

Nearby ECE services

• Te Puke Playcentre Playcentre · 813 m
• Bloom Early Learning and Play Education & Care Services · 8.2 km
• BestStart Palm Springs Education & Care Services · 8.2 km
• The Blue Cottage Education & Care Services · 8.4 km
• BestStart Parton Road Education & Care Services · 8.5 km