# Discovery Kindergarten

Discovery Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Whitby. MoE service number 5348.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/discovery-kindergarten-5348

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Whitby
- **Territorial authority:** Porirua City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 42 children (2025)

## Operator
Discovery Kindergarten is part of **Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 100 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/whanau-manaaki-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:** Pullen Lane, Whitby
- **Phone:** 04-234 8186
- **Email:** discovery@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.11083976, 174.88911029 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.11083976,174.88911029))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Busy Bees Whitby** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-whitby-60085
- **Home Grown Kids Wellington 2** — 0.6 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/home-grown-kids-wellington-2-60086
- **Home Grown Kids Wellington 1** — 0.6 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/home-grown-kids-wellington-1-55442
- **Paremata Creche** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/paremata-creche-60220
- **Adventure Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/adventure-kindergarten-5537

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Whitby:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/240401
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/240401

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/discovery-kindergarten-5348
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/discovery-kindergarten-5348/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/discovery-kindergarten-5348/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5348/
- 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._