Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten
About Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten
About Free Kindergarten
Free Kindergartens typically offer sessional or part-day early learning programmes led by fully qualified teachers, following Te Whāriki and emphasising learning through play, social interaction, and community involvement. These centres cater to families seeking high-quality education in a not-for-profit, community-based setting with strong ties to local whānau.
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 Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten currently has a roll of 44 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 2–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
Māori tamariki are the largest group (47% of the roll), alongside european, pacific, asian 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
“Appreciate the Ladies at ESK, they do an amazing job with my grand babies and the children love their kindy, and there new friends. Best wishes for our kindy.”
“My daughter really enjoyed her time here at Ellen Stevenson. The teachers were lovely. The environment was nice and tidy. The had many fun activities for the children to learn and play. Overall it is an awesome school.”
“My son goes here I'm so glad I made the decision to change my son from kohanga he loves it here and always looks forward to waking up and going to school (in his words) the teachers and kaimahi here are amazing and always keep us in the loop with our children's accomplishments I love how they have heaps of little stations set up for tamariki and a big outdoor area for them to explore in. Highly recommend if you are wanting to put your child in to Ellen Stevenson have a look around you will feel how amazing it is when you visit. Patricia and family Khalids favourite School”
“My child has only been attending this kindy for one term so far, and it’s the greatest decision we have made for our child! This Ellen Stevensons Kindy and their kaiako are the most amazing that we have come across! So grateful for this kindy and the kaiako this kindy has.”
“Hands down the best kindy! The staff are so lovely and welcoming and so easy for kids to warm upto so quickly! Plus they are amazing at comforting babies when they first get used to kindy! And their discipline is on point My daughter is now so helpful at home and shows me all her dancing moves that she learns she now even stays up at her table until she's finished eating, Ellen Stevenson's kindy has taught Azaria so much and I'm forever grateful for the lovely ladies and the amazing work they do with and for our tamariki, as we know two plus kids can be stressful so I take my hat off to the ladies that work there xoxoxox”
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