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ECE in NZ has no enrolment zones — you can apply to any licensed centre. Enter your address and we'll show the closest of 4,360 centres ranked by straight-line distance.

We don't store your address. Geocoding via OpenStreetMap.

How this works

NZ early childhood services have no enrolment zones — unlike primary school, you can apply to any licensed centre that has a place.

Enter your home or work address above. We geocode via OpenStreetMap then compute straight-line distance to every centre with published coordinates (4,360 of 4,375). Results are filterable by service type, 20 Hours ECE participation, and radius.

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Browse daycare by NZ city

If you don't have a specific address, jump straight to your city for the full licensed-centre directory. Each city page lists every centre, ranked, with funding info.

Auckland

1,407 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Kenderdine Road · Papatoetoe
  2. 2. Active Explorers Highbrook · East Tamaki
  3. 3. BestStart Wolverton Street · Avondale

See all 1,407 centres in Auckland →

Wellington

323 centres
  1. 1. Kindercare Learning Centres Whakatiki · Upper Hutt
  2. 2. Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) · Ascot Park
  3. 3. Lollipops Petone · Petone

See all 323 centres in Wellington →

Christchurch

292 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Wigram · Wigram
  2. 2. BestStart Prestons · Marshland
  3. 3. BestStart Barrington · Spreydon

See all 292 centres in Christchurch →

Hamilton

180 centres
  1. 1. Kindercare Learning Centres - Flagstaff · Flagstaff-Hamilton
  2. 2. Busy Bees Hamilton East · Hamilton East
  3. 3. Busy Bees Te Rapa · Te Rapa

See all 180 centres in Hamilton →

Tauranga

150 centres
  1. 1. New Shoots Children's Centre - Tauranga · Tauranga South
  2. 2. New Shoots Childrens Centre (Papamoa) · Papamoa
  3. 3. BestStart Bayfair · Mt Maunganui

See all 150 centres in Tauranga →

Dunedin

91 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Kaikorai Valley Road · Bradford
  2. 2. BestStart Montessori The Gardens · North East Valley
  3. 3. BestStart Montessori Mosgiel · Mosgiel East

See all 91 centres in Dunedin →

Palmerston North

79 centres
  1. 1. Busy Bees Pioneer Highway · Takaro
  2. 2. Busy Bees Terrace End · Terrace End
  3. 3. BestStart Kelvin Grove · Kelvin Grove

See all 79 centres in Palmerston North →

Napier

63 centres
  1. 1. Active Explorers Greenmeadows · Greenmeadows
  2. 2. BestStart Riverbend Road · Onekawa
  3. 3. Lollipops Napier Port · Ahuriri

See all 63 centres in Napier →

Hastings

111 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Omahu Road · Frimley
  2. 2. Busy Bees Hastings · St Leonards-Napier/Hastings
  3. 3. Busy Bees Havelock North · Karanema-St Hill

See all 111 centres in Hastings →

New Plymouth

64 centres
  1. 1. Lollipops Bell Block · Bell Block
  2. 2. Busy Bees New Plymouth · New Plymouth Central
  3. 3. Lollipops Aubrey Street · New Plymouth Central

See all 64 centres in New Plymouth →

Rotorua

88 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Pukuatua · Rotorua
  2. 2. Learning Adventures Rotorua Kea · Whakarewarewa
  3. 3. Busy Bees Whakatau Street · Rotorua Central

See all 88 centres in Rotorua →

Invercargill

53 centres
  1. 1. Active Explorers Invercargill · Avenal
  2. 2. BestStart Elles Road · Appleby North (Invercargill City)
  3. 3. BestStart Rugby Park · Invercargill Central

See all 53 centres in Invercargill →

Whangarei

92 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Maunu Village · Maunu
  2. 2. BestStart Kotātā Heights · Morningside (Whangarei District)
  3. 3. BestStart Kensington Crossing · Mairtown

See all 92 centres in Whangarei →

Nelson

37 centres
  1. 1. Busy Bees Hardy Street · Nelson Central
  2. 2. Tahunanui Kindergarten · Tahunanui
  3. 3. Busy Bees Tāhunanui · Tahunanui

See all 37 centres in Nelson →

Gisborne

66 centres
  1. 1. Busy Bees Tairāwhiti · Midway
  2. 2. Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pūtake Whakatupuranga · Elgin-Gisborne
  3. 3. Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti Noa · Te Hapara

See all 66 centres in Gisborne →

Queenstown

36 centres
  1. 1. BestStart Hanleys Farm · Jacks Point
  2. 2. BestStart Pinnacles · Northlake
  3. 3. BestStart Queenstown · Warren Park

See all 36 centres in Queenstown →