# Birchville Kindergarten

Birchville Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Upper Hutt CBD. MoE service number 5315.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/birchville-kindergarten-5315

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Upper Hutt CBD
- **Territorial authority:** Upper Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 42 children (2025)

## Operator
Birchville Kindergarten is part of **Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 100 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/whanau-manaaki-kindergartens

## 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:** Amber Grove, Upper Hutt CBD
- **Phone:** 04-526 7365
- **Email:** birchville@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.09334565, 175.10040675 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.09334565,175.10040675))

## Nearby centres
Within 2.3 km of this centre:
- **Te Marua Playcentre** — 0.8 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-marua-playcentre-60024
- **Brown Owl Kindergarten** — 1.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316
- **Totara Park Playcentre** — 1.7 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūrehurehu** — 2.2 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-purehurehu-64036
- **Totara Park Kindergarten** — 2.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-kindergarten-5322

Browse all centres in Upper Hutt CBD: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/upper-hutt-cbd

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Upper Hutt CBD:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/241500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/241500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/birchville-kindergarten-5315
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/birchville-kindergarten-5315/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/birchville-kindergarten-5315/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5315/
- 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._