How many centres does Imagine Childcare have?

Imagine Childcare operates 2 licensed early childhood services across New Zealand.

Does Imagine Childcare participate in 20 Hours ECE?

Most Imagine Childcare centres participate in 20 Hours ECE for 3-5 year olds. Confirm directly with the individual centre for current participation and any optional charges.

Imagine Childcare

Centre-based chain

Total centres

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Type

Centre-based chain

Imagine Childcare by city

Branded city pages — each lists Imagine Childcare's centres plus alternative operators in that city.

Imagine Childcare in Wellington

2 centres · Wellington

Imagine Childcare by suburb

Top 1 suburb by centre count. Each links to a Imagine Childcare × suburb page with alternative operators alongside.

Imagine Childcare, Petone · 2

Centres by region

Wellington

2 centres

All centres

Imagine Childcare

Education & Care · Petone · Wellington

Imagine Childcare

Imagine Childcare is an education and care service in Petone with a current roll of 47 children. An ERO Akarangi review in July 2024 found a play-based curriculum with responsive teaching, though assessment progression requires further development. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning (grade B), with areas for development in bicultural practice (grade C) and leadership and governance (grade C).

Roll 47

Imagine Childcare Alicetown Ltd

Education & Care · Petone · Wellington

Imagine Childcare

Imagine Childcare Alicetown Ltd is an education and care service in Petone with 20 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report shows the service has a well-aligned curriculum with good community connections (grade B), though leadership and governance practices need strengthening, with an internal evaluation framework that is established but not yet fully implemented (grade C).

Roll 20

Frequently asked

How many centres does Imagine Childcare have?: Imagine Childcare operates 2 licensed early childhood services across New Zealand.
Is Imagine Childcare a chain or independent?: Centre-based chain
Does Imagine Childcare participate in 20 Hours ECE?: Most Imagine Childcare centres participate in 20 Hours ECE for 3-5 year olds. Confirm directly with the individual centre for current participation and any optional charges.

Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)

MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: 12 July 2026. See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.