# Epuni Kindergarten

Epuni Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Lower Hutt CBD. MoE service number 5328.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/epuni-kindergarten-5328

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Lower Hutt CBD
- **Territorial authority:** Lower Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Epuni Kindergarten is part of **Hutt City Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 21 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/hutt-city-kindergartens

## Funding eligibility
- **20 Hours ECE:** Not specified in the Ministry of Education record. Confirm directly with the centre.
- **Childcare Subsidy (MSD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. Means-tested; depends on household income, hours of work/study, and number of children.
- **FamilyBoost (IRD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. 25% of weekly fees, capped at $75/week per family; phases out from household income $140k to $180k.
- Estimate your net weekly cost: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/familyboost-calculator

## Contact
- **Address:** 48 A Durham Crescent, Lower Hutt CBD
- **Phone:** 04-9209814
- **Email:** epuni@huttkindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://huttkindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.2079492, 174.93206515 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.2079492,174.93206515))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Wellington Early Intervention Centre** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wellington-early-intervention-centre-55372
- **Nettie Riley Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nettie-riley-kindergarten-47901
- **Dyer Street Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dyer-street-kindergarten-5327
- **Barnardos Early Learning Lower Hutt** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-lower-hutt-47903
- **Boulcott Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/boulcott-kindergarten-5338

Browse all centres in Lower Hutt CBD: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/lower-hutt-cbd

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Lower Hutt CBD:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/245600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/245600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/epuni-kindergarten-5328
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/epuni-kindergarten-5328/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/epuni-kindergarten-5328/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5328/
- Methodology: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/methodology
- Data sources: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/sources

_Generated 2026-05-24 from public Ministry of Education + Charities Services data. CC-BY 4.0._