Carterton Kindergarten is a not-for-profit early childhood centre at 3 Victoria Street in Carterton, run as part of the Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens association. It provides play-based, teacher-led learning for pre-school children in the years before school, guided by qualified early childhood teachers. As with kindergartens across the association, 20 Hours ECE is available to help keep costs down for families.