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Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai

Education & Care Services · Papamoa, Tauranga

Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai is a community-based early childhood service in Papamoa, Tauranga, 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 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationTauranga
RegionBay of Plenty Region
Service number30021
42
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai 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

Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai 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 42 children on the roll.

2 years 3 (7.1%)
3 years 13 (31%)
4 years 26 (61.9%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 40 (95.2%)
Māori 8 (19%)
Asian 3 (7.1%)
Other 2 (4.8%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Waiapu Kids St Mary's Tahatai — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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