Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga

Service type

Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga 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 Timatatanga o te Matauranga 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 Timatatanga o te Matauranga 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 Timatatanga o te Matauranga 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 25 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

• Address189 William Jones Drive, Otangarei, Whangarei
• Phone+64 9 437 2515
• Emailrichard@nka.org.nz
• ContactRichard Storey

Nearby ECE services

• Parua Bay Childcare Education & Care Services · 16.5 km
• Kingsway Pre-School - Silverdale Education & Care Services · 106.3 km
• Little Wonders at Home Limited Homebased ECE Networks · 109.3 km
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngati Kahu Te Kōhanga Reo · 110.2 km
• Lumi Rabbit Early Learning Centre, Coatesville Education & Care Services · 117.2 km