# Blue Duck Childcare (Waihopai) Limited

Blue Duck Childcare (Waihopai) Limited is a licensed Education & care centre in Avenal. MoE service number 48235.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blue-duck-childcare-waihopai-limited-48235

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Avenal
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 90 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:** 167 Bill Richardson Drive, Avenal
- **Location:** -46.39796869, 168.34031014 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.39796869,168.34031014))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Active Explorers Invercargill** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-invercargill-45326
- **Just Four Kids Ltd** — 0.6 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/just-four-kids-ltd-46453
- **Just Four Kids Southland - Otago** — 0.6 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/just-four-kids-southland-otago-47147
- **Gladstone Pre-School** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/gladstone-pre-school-83073
- **BestStart Kelvin Street** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-kelvin-street-90032

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Avenal:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/361300
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/361300

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blue-duck-childcare-waihopai-limited-48235
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/blue-duck-childcare-waihopai-limited-48235/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/blue-duck-childcare-waihopai-limited-48235/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/48235/
- 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._