# Colenso Early Childhood Centre

Colenso Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Marewa. MoE service number 55434.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/colenso-early-childhood-centre-55434

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Marewa
- **Territorial authority:** Napier City
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 38 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:** 21 Arnold Street, Marewa
- **Phone:** 06-8336758
- **Location:** -39.50603723, 176.89569058 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.50603723,176.89569058))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.5 km of this centre:
- **KIDSPACE Quality Early Learning Centre** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidspace-quality-early-learning-centre-55430
- **BestStart Riverbend Road** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-riverbend-road-45277
- **Pelega O Matua Fanau** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pelega-o-matua-fanau-55421
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono** — 0.5 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-pou-herenga-waka-o-te-whakapono-55261
- **Rockmybaby ECE Napier** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/rockmybaby-ece-napier-55309

Browse all centres in Marewa: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/marewa

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Marewa:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/214800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/214800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/colenso-early-childhood-centre-55434
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/colenso-early-childhood-centre-55434/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/colenso-early-childhood-centre-55434/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55434/
- 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._