# Dargaville Free Kindergarten

Dargaville Free Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Kaipara District. MoE service number 5007.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dargaville-free-kindergarten-5007

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Territorial authority:** Kaipara District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Dargaville Free Kindergarten is part of **Northland Kindergarten Association**, kindergarten association that operates 24 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/northland-kindergartens

## 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:** Portland Street
- **Phone:** 09-4398875
- **Email:** richard@nka.org.nz
- **Website:** https://nka.org.nz
- **Location:** -35.93980424, 173.86832663 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.93980424,173.86832663))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.8 km of this centre:
- **Family Link Childcare** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/family-link-childcare-11402
- **Dargaville Playcentre** — 0.3 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dargaville-playcentre-16462
- **Selwyn Park Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/selwyn-park-kindergarten-5009
- **Busy Bees Dargaville** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-dargaville-47088
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puna o Te Reo o Takiwira** — 1.8 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-puna-o-te-reo-o-takiwira-11556

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/109301
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/109301

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dargaville-free-kindergarten-5007
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/dargaville-free-kindergarten-5007/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/dargaville-free-kindergarten-5007/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5007/
- 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._