Upper Hutt Kindergarten, Upper Hutt CBD

Service type

Upper Hutt 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

Upper Hutt 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

Upper Hutt 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

Upper Hutt 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 46 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

• Address14 A Mcparland Street, Upper Hutt CBD, Upper Hutt
• Phone+64 4 528 4416
• Emailupperhutt@wmkindergartens.org.nz
• ContactAmanda Coulston

Nearby ECE services

• Rātā Educare Booth College of Mission Education & Care Services · 2.1 km
• Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo Te Kōhanga Reo · 2.5 km
• Children First Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 3.8 km
• Te Marua Playcentre Playcentre · 4.3 km
• Elizabeth Avenue Childcare Centre Education & Care Services · 4.9 km