Ako Rolleston
About Ako Rolleston
About Education & Care Service
Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Ako Rolleston, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Ako Rolleston currently has a roll of 59 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (53% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, asian, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“Due to moving, our son H has been to 5 childcare centres over 4 years in both Australia and New Zealand. Ako is our favourite. The owner Rachael and the kindy room teachers have been so accomodating, nurturing, patient and welcoming towards Hunter during his transition to NZ when things were quite overwhelming in his home life with the move and constant changes. We have a lot of experience to compare Ako to having toured at least 30 centres and having attended 5 previously and we feel so lucky that we landed here at Ako. We feel so safe and content leaving our son there and he has really blossomed during his time at Ako. We will be sad to say goodbye in January when our school journey begins. Thanks to the team for being such a great support for H. We appreciate you all more than you know!”
“Ako take great care of my son and he has so much fun attending.”
“Professional caring staff and a wonderful facility. Enjoyed my time at the centre immensely.”
“I love everything about AKO. My wee boy is thriving there. Rachael and her team are so understanding with his needs and really have taken a personalized approach to caring for him. They are happy to answer my 100 questions at every pick up which I really appreciate. My boy doesnt want to come home when I go to pick him up! He talks about day care at home! This is our second day care and is the right one for us :)”
“Staff are friendly and professional. A small privately owned daycare.”
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