# Blue Duck Early Learning Centre

Blue Duck Early Learning Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Invercargill City. MoE service number 47975.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blue-duck-early-learning-centre-47975

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 68 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:** 105 Racecourse Road
- **Phone:** 03-217 0771
- **Location:** -46.4015358, 168.3913937 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.4015358,168.3913937))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.8 km of this centre:
- **Glengarry Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/glengarry-kindergarten-5518
- **Surrey Park Early Learning Centre** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/surrey-park-early-learning-centre-45622
- **Waverley Kindergarten** — 1.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waverley-kindergarten-5529
- **Paradise Early Learning Centre** — 1.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/paradise-early-learning-centre-65142
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua** — 1.8 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-aho-matua-65188

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## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/361701
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/361701

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blue-duck-early-learning-centre-47975
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/blue-duck-early-learning-centre-47975/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/blue-duck-early-learning-centre-47975/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47975/
- 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._