# Ahipara Sandhoppers Early Childhood

Ahipara Sandhoppers Early Childhood is a licensed Education & care centre in Far North District. MoE service number 11530.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ahipara-sandhoppers-early-childhood-11530

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Far North District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 60 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:** Main Road
- **Phone:** 09-4094662
- **Email:** sandhoppers@xtra.co.nz
- **Location:** -35.17213524, 173.15435645 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.17213524,173.15435645))

## Financials
Year ended 2025-12-31:
- Total revenue: $1,113,458
- Surplus / deficit: $3,213
- Paid employees: 19
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=41329

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki** — 1.1 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-ohaki-18807

Browse all centres in this suburb: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/100600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/100600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ahipara-sandhoppers-early-childhood-11530
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/ahipara-sandhoppers-early-childhood-11530/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/ahipara-sandhoppers-early-childhood-11530/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/11530/
- 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._