# Childhood Concepts Birch Street

Childhood Concepts Birch Street is a licensed Education & care centre in Waterloo. MoE service number 60000.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/childhood-concepts-birch-street-60000

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Waterloo
- **Territorial authority:** Lower Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 36 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:** 35-37 Birch Street, Waterloo
- **Phone:** 04-9396477
- **Email:** 35birchst@childhoodconcepts.co.nz
- **Website:** https://childhoodconcepts.co.nz
- **Location:** -41.21268744, 174.92049634 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.21268744,174.92049634))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Barnardos Early Learning Lower Hutt** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-lower-hutt-47903
- **Waterloo Kindergarten** — 0.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waterloo-kindergarten-5340
- **Waterloo Playcentre** — 0.5 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waterloo-playcentre-55428
- **Chilton St James Preschool - Waterloo** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/chilton-st-james-preschool-waterloo-60304
- **Wellington Early Intervention Centre** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wellington-early-intervention-centre-55372

Browse all centres in Waterloo: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/waterloo

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Waterloo:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/245500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/245500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/childhood-concepts-birch-street-60000
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/childhood-concepts-birch-street-60000/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/childhood-concepts-birch-street-60000/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60000/
- 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._