# Brightwater Playcentre

Brightwater Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Tasman District. MoE service number 65103.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brightwater-playcentre-65103

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Tasman District
- **Region:** Tasman
- **Current roll:** 30 children (2025)

## Operator
Brightwater Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** 244 Lord Rutherford Road
- **Phone:** 021-1394106
- **Email:** Vic.Jackson@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.38552879, 173.09044152 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.38552879,173.09044152))

## Nearby centres
Within 6.3 km of this centre:
- **Pinegrove Kindergarten** — 1.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pinegrove-kindergarten-65025
- **Wakefield Village Kindergarten Limited** — 4.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wakefield-village-kindergarten-limited-65197
- **Wakefield Playcentre** — 4.7 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wakefield-playcentre-65111
- **Faulkner Bush Kindergarten** — 4.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/faulkner-bush-kindergarten-48409
- **Kiwi Explorers** — 6.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiwi-explorers-46003

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/302600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/302600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brightwater-playcentre-65103
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/brightwater-playcentre-65103/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/brightwater-playcentre-65103/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65103/
- 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._