# AhiKā Home Based Childcare

AhiKā Home Based Childcare is a licensed Home-based ECE in Whau Valley. MoE service number 46877.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ahika-home-based-childcare-46877

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Home-based ECE
- **Suburb:** Whau Valley
- **Territorial authority:** Whangarei District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 80 children (2025)

## 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:** 45A Whau Valley Road, Whau Valley
- **Location:** -35.69754378, 174.30901921 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.69754378,174.30901921))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Parklands Playcentre** — 0.5 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/parklands-playcentre-11561
- **Busy Bees Whau Valley** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-whau-valley-10379
- **Seeds and Sprouts Childcare Ltd** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/seeds-and-sprouts-childcare-ltd-46096
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Reo** — 0.9 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-reo-11535
- **Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-timatatanga-o-te-matauranga-10402

Browse all centres in Whau Valley: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/whau-valley

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Whau Valley:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/106100
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/106100

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ahika-home-based-childcare-46877
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/ahika-home-based-childcare-46877/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/ahika-home-based-childcare-46877/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46877/
- 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._