# Blueskin Playcentre

Blueskin Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Dunedin City. MoE service number 81002.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blueskin-playcentre-81002

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Dunedin City
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 25 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:** Waitati School Old North Road
- **Phone:** 03-448 6903
- **Location:** -45.75509293, 170.57271978 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.75509293,170.57271978))

## Nearby centres
Within 8.1 km of this centre:
- **Sawyers Bay Playcentre** — 7.5 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sawyers-bay-playcentre-81039
- **Pioneers Koputai** — 8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pioneers-koputai-80016
- **Port Chalmers Kindergarten** — 8.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/port-chalmers-kindergarten-5502

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/349601
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/349601

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blueskin-playcentre-81002
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/blueskin-playcentre-81002/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/blueskin-playcentre-81002/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/81002/
- 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._