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Zaadje Early Learning, Papamoa (Tauranga)

Education & Care Services · Papamoa, Tauranga

Zaadje Early Learning is a privately owned 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 number40295
43
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Zaadje Early Learning is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Zaadje Early Learning 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

Zaadje Early Learning is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Zaadje Early Learning 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.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 43 children on the roll.

Under 2 6 (14%)
2 years 8 (18.6%)
3 years 12 (27.9%)
4 years 16 (37.2%)
5 years 1 (2.3%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 15 (34.9%)
Māori 25 (58.1%)
Pacific 5 (11.6%)
Asian 10 (23.3%)
Other 1 (2.3%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Zaadje Early Learning — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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