Education & Care Service 20 Hours ECE

Cornerstone Pre-School

Gisborne, Kaiti

Ages

1–5 years

Roll Size

30 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

4/5

About Cornerstone Pre-School

Cornerstone Pre-School is a education & care service in Kaiti, Gisborne, with children currently enrolled aged 1–5 years. It’s well suited for families needing flexible full-day or part-day childcare with a balanced, mainstream early learning programme. This centre offers 20 Hours ECE funding.

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 Cornerstone Pre-School, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

Cornerstone Pre-School currently has a roll of 30 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 1–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

Māori tamariki are the largest group (66% of the roll), alongside european, pacific, 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

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Ruthie Fowles

November 2024

“It use to be a good kindy when my older 2 were there now my baby been there a yr since she was 2 and iv been so disappointed in how the place is run now I don't approve of the babies sleeping outside in an unsafe space and cold my daughter has a flu all the time since going there also there has been so many times my daughter has come home with cuts and bruises no1 can explan and when I catch how it happens u people do nothing about it half of the time not even an incidents report so I won't be bringing her back especially after my child was awoken an then another kid comes and stomps on her head and u guys didn't even write a report or tell the other parents or anything even when my older daughter witnessed it even showed u guys which kid so how r the children meant to learn right from wrong if u don't address it I now see it as a unsafe place for my baby and and future babies i wont be recommending anymore sorry to the staff that are good there but yea that place has gone down hill immensely the amount of times iv wanted to cry because i wasnt there to protect my baby and thats what u guys r meant to do while they r there in ur care its very sad to see I'm very unhappy with cornerstone preschool”

Walker Family

June 2017

“Best kindy ever!”