# Country Bears Early Childhood Centre

Country Bears Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Auckland - Rodney. MoE service number 20333.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/country-bears-early-childhood-centre-20333

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Rodney
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 70 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:** 79 Oraha Road, RD 2
- **Phone:** 09-4128055
- **Email:** info@countrybears.co.nz
- **Website:** https://countrybears.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.76916887, 174.5518768 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.76916887,174.5518768))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **BestStart Oraha Road** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-oraha-road-47490
- **Kumeu Playcentre** — 0.4 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kumeu-playcentre-22008
- **JoJo's Early Learning Limited** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/jojo-s-early-learning-limited-45704
- **Happy Kiddy Huapai Early Learning Centre** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/happy-kiddy-huapai-early-learning-centre-47659
- **Kumeu Village Kindergarten** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kumeu-village-kindergarten-20553

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## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/115001
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/115001

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/country-bears-early-childhood-centre-20333
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/country-bears-early-childhood-centre-20333/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/country-bears-early-childhood-centre-20333/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/20333/
- 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._