Education & Care Service 20 Hours ECE

Fossil Bay Kindergarten

Waiheke Island, Oneroa

Ages

2–5 years

Roll Size

27 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

5/5

About Fossil Bay Kindergarten

Fossil Bay Kindergarten is a education & care service in Oneroa, Waiheke Island, with children currently enrolled aged 2–5 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 Fossil Bay Kindergarten, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

Fossil Bay Kindergarten currently has a roll of 27 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 2–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

European tamariki are the largest group (65% 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

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Bronwyn Harvey

July 2021

“Such a heart-centred, beautiful place where our two boys have flourished, firstly in the kindergarten and now the school. Other parents and I have often commented how we'd love to go back to school if we could go here!”

Alex James

July 2020

Savannah Postel

June 2019

Briin Gould

August 2015

“Our child has been at Fossil Bay Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten for over a year now, and is flourishing there in terms of developing social and leadership skills, creative and analyatical thinking, and listening and speaking skills to name just a few. The staff are very motivated, practical, attentive and most important of all, very compassionate and loving with the children.”