Grow Active Essex Street
About Grow Active Essex Street
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 Grow Active Essex Street, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Grow Active Essex Street currently has a roll of 100 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (64% 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
“If you're worried about sending your wee one to preschool you will feel at ease sending them to Grow Active Essex St. All of the staff are so lovely and helpful. Our wee one has thrived being there. She has some eating and sensory issues and the staff have helped encourage her beautifully to try new things, and put up photos so we can see her progress. When you have to work, it's a comforting feeling knowing they're safe and happy where you leave them.”
“Manager Lauren who is super helpful,very experienced, friendly and easy to reach out all the time. This pre-school is the best among the places that we've visited by far. The place is new and has a modern design that'll make the environment so welcoming and cozy not just for the children but also for the parents. The teachers are amazing, dedicated, experience and very friendly . Totally recommended 10/10 !”
“100% reccoment this amazing place. I was not comfortable putting her in daycare until I came across this centre. The staff became like family to our daughter and she was so happy here. I noticed all the advantages of having her at Grow. If this centre was still close to us we would still be here. We miss is here and if in the future work brings me close to this centre again, I would put my children here 100%. Teachers are amazing♥️”
“This pre-school is the best among the places that we've visited by far. The place is new and has a modern design that'll make the environment so welcoming and cozy not just for the children but also for the parents. The teachers are amazing too and so dedicated with their tasks and even go beyond their job description,that's how passionate they are. And oh ! This place is not crowded at all ! So rest assured that your child will not be left behind or out of place . Totally recommended 10/10 !”
“We all love this place. We started our soon to be 2 year old daughter here a year ago. She has loved it so much we put her in 5 days a week from 3 days as we found the days she was home she would want to be here instead. The teachers take wonderful care of her needs, she is well looked after and safe and she knows it. She is always smiley picking her up and dropping her off and she views the staff as part of her family. We sent her older brother to a private school preschool and this place has been superior. 10 out of 10 recommend. The staff here should be proud of themselves”
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