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Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street, Spreydon (Christchurch)

Education & Care Services · Spreydon, Christchurch

Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street is a community-based early childhood service in Spreydon, Christchurch, 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 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationChristchurch
RegionCanterbury Region
Service number65167
36
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street 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 Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street 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 Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street 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 36 children on the roll.

3 years 12 (33.3%)
4 years 22 (61.1%)
5 years 2 (5.6%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 29 (80.6%)
Māori 5 (13.9%)
Pacific 2 (5.6%)
Asian 4 (11.1%)
Other 2 (5.6%)

Contact details

Nearby ECE services

What comes next

Primary schools closest to Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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