# Chilton St James Preschool - Waterloo

Chilton St James Preschool - Waterloo is a licensed Education & care centre in Lower Hutt CBD. MoE service number 60304.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/chilton-st-james-preschool-waterloo-60304

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Lower Hutt CBD
- **Territorial authority:** Lower Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 80 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:** 124 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt CBD
- **Phone:** 04-566-4089
- **Email:** ccanton@chilton.school.nz
- **Website:** https://chilton.school.nz
- **Location:** -41.21010112, 174.91358895 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.21010112,174.91358895))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **Active Explorers Lower Hutt** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-lower-hutt-45587
- **BestStart Cornwall Street** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-cornwall-street-45669
- **Childhood Concepts Birch Street** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/childhood-concepts-birch-street-60000
- **Beststart Melling** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-melling-47418
- **Barnardos Early Learning Lower Hutt** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-lower-hutt-47903

Browse all centres in Lower Hutt CBD: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/lower-hutt-cbd

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Lower Hutt CBD:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/244800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/244800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/chilton-st-james-preschool-waterloo-60304
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/chilton-st-james-preschool-waterloo-60304/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/chilton-st-james-preschool-waterloo-60304/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60304/
- 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._