Smiley Faces Educare
Upper Hutt · Wellington Region
Smiley Faces Educare at a glance
Smiley Faces Educare is a education & care service early childhood service in Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, managed on a privately owned basis. It has 62 children enrolled, and is approved for 20 Hours ECE and carries an Equity Index band of EQI > 5.
12 of the enrolled children are under two years old, so the service cares for a genuine infant and toddler cohort alongside older pre-schoolers.
Children by age
Total enrolled: 62 children, of whom 49 are counted in the all-children figure.
Children by ethnicity
Service details
- Service typeEducation & Care Service
- Funding / managementPrivately owned
- 20 Hours ECEEligible for 20 Hours ECE
- Equity IndexEQI > 5
- SettingLarge urban area
- Territorial authorityUpper Hutt City
- RegionWellington Region
- Education regionWellington
- Roll date2025 directory export
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About this data
Details are taken from the New Zealand Ministry of Education early childhood directory export dated 1 September 2026. Age and ethnicity rolls are as recorded at the directory snapshot.
This is an independent directory and is not affiliated with the Ministry of Education. Confirm enrolment, fees and opening hours directly with the service. Report a correction.
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- Data as at
- 1 September 2026
- ECE services
- 4,376
- Children enrolled
- 190,919