# Children First Early Childhood Centre

Children First Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Heretaunga. MoE service number 60292.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/children-first-early-childhood-centre-60292

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Heretaunga
- **Territorial authority:** Upper Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 49 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:** Corner 414 Fergusson Drive and 1A Sutherland Avenue, Heretaunga
- **Phone:** 04-5286059
- **Email:** admin@childrenfirst.co.nz
- **Website:** https://childrenfirst.co.nz
- **Location:** -41.13772002, 175.03106137 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.13772002,175.03106137))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.3 km of this centre:
- **Farmyard Preschool** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/farmyard-preschool-46925
- **Trentham Kindergarten** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/trentham-kindergarten-5323
- **Kidlywinks Childcare Centre** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidlywinks-childcare-centre-60122
- **Elizabeth Avenue Childcare Centre** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/elizabeth-avenue-childcare-centre-60366
- **Heretaunga Park Early Learning Centre** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/heretaunga-park-early-learning-centre-60078

Browse all centres in Heretaunga: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/heretaunga

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Heretaunga:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/241400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/241400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/children-first-early-childhood-centre-60292
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/children-first-early-childhood-centre-60292/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/children-first-early-childhood-centre-60292/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60292/
- 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._