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Early Childhood Services in Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt has 7 early childhood services with a combined roll of 221 children across 4 locations. Education & Care Services make up the largest share of the local network, with 4 services. 7 of these services offer 20 Hours ECE. 4 are community based and 3 are privately owned. 7 services currently have an ECE Equity Index rating.

See all services in Upper Hutt
7
Services
4
Locations
7
Services offering 20 Hours ECE
4
Community based

Browse Upper Hutt ECE services by type

See how Upper Hutt's early learning options break down, from kindergartens and daycare through to Kōhanga Reo and Playcentre — each links to its own filtered list.

Education & Care Services 4
Kindergartens 1
Te Kōhanga Reo 1
Playcentre 1

Services by location

The suburbs with the most early childhood services on record in Upper Hutt.

Upper Hutt CBD · 4 Birchville · 1 Silverstream · 1 Heretaunga · 1

Find an ECE service in Upper Hutt

Every published early childhood service in Upper Hutt, with authority, 20 Hours ECE status and Equity Index where available.

Filter services — suburb · type · authority · 20 Hours ECE
Service Suburb Type Authority 20 Hours ECE Equity Index
Te Marua Playcentre Birchville Playcentre Community based Funded EQI > 5
Children First Early Childhood Centre Heretaunga Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Premium Preschool Silverstream Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Elizabeth Avenue Childcare Centre Upper Hutt CBD Education & Care Services Privately owned Funded EQI > 5
Paparakau Te Kōhanga Reo Upper Hutt CBD Te Kōhanga Reo Community based Funded EQI > 5
Rātā Educare Booth College of Mission Upper Hutt CBD Education & Care Services Community based Funded EQI > 5
Upper Hutt Kindergarten Upper Hutt CBD Kindergartens Community based Funded EQI > 5

What "20 Hours ECE" means

A government-funded scheme that covers part of the cost of early childhood education.

  • All 3- and 4-year-olds in New Zealand are entitled to up to 20 hours a week of funded ECE.
  • Not every service participates — some may still charge fees on top even where it applies.

Reading the ECE Equity Index

This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index — see the full explanation.

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