# Brown Owl Kindergarten

Brown Owl Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Timberlea. MoE service number 5316.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Timberlea
- **Territorial authority:** Upper Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 41 children (2025)

## Operator
Brown Owl Kindergarten is part of **Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 100 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/whanau-manaaki-kindergartens

## 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:** 5 Aniseed Grove, Timberlea
- **Phone:** 04-526 8806
- **Email:** brownowl@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.10770101, 175.1027407 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.10770101,175.1027407))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.6 km of this centre:
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūrehurehu** — 0.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-purehurehu-64036
- **Totara Park Playcentre** — 1.2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025
- **Te Marua Playcentre** — 1.4 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-marua-playcentre-60024
- **Doris Nicholson Kindergarten** — 1.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/doris-nicholson-kindergarten-5318
- **Birchville Kindergarten** — 1.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/birchville-kindergarten-5315

Browse all centres in Timberlea: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/timberlea

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Timberlea:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/242600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/242600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5316/
- 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._