# Brookfield Free Kindergarten

Brookfield Free Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Otumoetai. MoE service number 5208.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brookfield-free-kindergarten-5208

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Otumoetai
- **Territorial authority:** Tauranga City
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Current roll:** 42 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:** 77 Otumoetai Road, Otumoetai
- **Phone:** 07-5766311
- **Email:** brookfield@ikindergartens.nz
- **Website:** https://ikindergartens.nz
- **Location:** -37.69190582, 176.13640576 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.69190582,176.13640576))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.6 km of this centre:
- **Explore & Flourish** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/explore-flourish-47794
- **Starlight Preschool Brookfield** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/starlight-preschool-brookfield-40319
- **The Blue Cottage Early Learning Otumoetai Road** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-blue-cottage-early-learning-otumoetai-road-47617
- **Nestlings In-Home Childcare** — 0.5 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nestlings-in-home-childcare-46987
- **BestStart Judea** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-judea-45619

Browse all centres in Otumoetai: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/otumoetai

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Otumoetai:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/193400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/193400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brookfield-free-kindergarten-5208
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/brookfield-free-kindergarten-5208/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/brookfield-free-kindergarten-5208/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5208/
- 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._