Education & Care Service 20 Hours ECE

Little Ducklings

Auckland, Papatoetoe

3.5|

Ages

0–5 years

Roll Size

70 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

3.5/5

About Little Ducklings

Little Ducklings is a education & care service in Papatoetoe, Auckland, with children currently enrolled aged 0–5 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 Little Ducklings, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

Little Ducklings currently has a roll of 70 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

Asian tamariki are the largest group (86% 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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jijo rajan

October 2022

“My son was at little ducklings for last 1 year. Happy to say we, parents and my son are completely satisfied with this centre. Teachers are very caring, facility is great for children’s learning and extracurricular activities. They conducts toor for several places with proper guidance and supervision. Overall I recommend everyone Little Ducklings.. thank you”

Samsung Galaxys5

February 2022

“Quite dissapointed with the level of supervision of children. Kids are often left on their own outside and the teachers just leave the nursary rhyme songs playing for hours then go do other things inside. Im guessing they are short staffed or trying to lower their costs and increase profits. On the plus side it does look like a nice tidy childcare centre, much nicer than others in papatoetoe or manukau. The area outside could do with some tidying, often we notice beer bottles, rubbish and loose litter around the outside.”