# Dargaville Playcentre

Dargaville Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Kaipara District. MoE service number 16462.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dargaville-playcentre-16462

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Kaipara District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 30 children (2025)

## Operator
Dargaville Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** Ranfurly Street
- **Phone:** 09-941 4364
- **Email:** keri.squires@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -35.93823904, 173.86533483 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.93823904,173.86533483))

## Financials
Year ended 2016-08-31:
- Total revenue: $31,959
- Surplus / deficit: $11,790
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=47649

## Nearby centres
Within 2.0 km of this centre:
- **Family Link Childcare** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/family-link-childcare-11402
- **Dargaville Free Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dargaville-free-kindergarten-5007
- **Selwyn Park Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/selwyn-park-kindergarten-5009
- **Busy Bees Dargaville** — 1.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-dargaville-47088
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puna o Te Reo o Takiwira** — 2 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-playcentre-16462
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/dargaville-playcentre-16462/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/dargaville-playcentre-16462/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/16462/
- 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._