The Cottage Kindergarten, Invercargill Central (Invercargill)

Service type

The Cottage 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

The Cottage 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

The Cottage 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

The Cottage Kindergarten has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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 27 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

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Contact details

• Address74 Bowmont Street, Invercargill Central, Invercargill
• Phone+64 3 218 8269
• Emailthecottage@ska.co.nz
• ContactPatrick Edwards

Nearby ECE services

• Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā Te Kōhanga Reo · 342 m
• Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 606 m
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna Te Kōhanga Reo · 1.5 km
• BestStart Kelvin Street Education & Care Services · 2 km
• Active Explorers Invercargill Education & Care Services · 2.2 km