Service type
Tiny Turtles Educare is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Tiny Turtles Educare 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
Tiny Turtles Educare is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Tiny Turtles Educare 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 34 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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- Address80 Sutton Crescent, Papakura Central, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 298 9887
- Emailinfo@ececentres.co.nz
- ContactParul Gupta
Nearby ECE services
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BestStart Papakura East Kindy Education & Care Services · 691 m
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rāhuitanga Te Kōhanga Reo · 858 m
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga Te Kōhanga Reo · 919 m
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Nina Busing Kindergarten Kindergartens · 928 m
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Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Tiny Turtles Educare — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Randwick Park School 5.6 km
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Mission Heights Primary School 11.2 km
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Golden Grove School 22.2 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026