Free Kindergarten 20 Hours ECE

Frankleigh Park Kindergarten

New Plymouth, Frankleigh Park

Ages

2–5 years

Roll Size

55 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

5/5

About Frankleigh Park Kindergarten

Frankleigh Park Kindergarten is a free kindergarten in Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth, with children currently enrolled aged 2–5 years. It’s well suited for parents seeking community-based, not-for-profit early education led by qualified teachers, usually with sessional hours. This centre offers 20 Hours ECE funding.

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 Frankleigh Park Kindergarten, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

Frankleigh Park Kindergarten currently has a roll of 55 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 2–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

European tamariki are the largest group (67% 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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Mhairi

August 2020

“This is an amazing kindergarten, everyone is so friendly here and they send the 5yo children off to school in such an amazing way, they do birthdays here too, there is so much to do at this kindy for a child, they way to sign the child in is amazing as well. They sing songs, read stories, do alot of art and alot of play, both indoors and out, they have a garden, a sandpit, a slide, a treehouse, dinosaurs and a bee hive and more, but it's okay, the children are safe from the bees, its fenced off. My son loved going here so much, its amazing here.”

OnlyPOTODA POATEA

May 2020

“Very good kindergarten”