# East Harbour Kindergarten

East Harbour Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Eastbourne. MoE service number 5349.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/east-harbour-kindergarten-5349

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

## Operator
East Harbour 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:** 99 Muritai Road, Eastbourne
- **Phone:** 04-562 8929
- **Email:** eastharbour@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.28845397, 174.90095573 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.28845397,174.90095573))

## Nearby centres
Within 4.2 km of this centre:
- **Barnardos Early Learning Centre Eastbourne** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-centre-eastbourne-60291
- **Days Bay Playcentre** — 1.3 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/days-bay-playcentre-60014
- **Whānau Tree House** — 3.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whanau-tree-house-47640
- **Wood Hatton Playcentre** — 4.1 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wood-hatton-playcentre-60029
- **Wainuiomata Playcentre** — 4.2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wainuiomata-playcentre-60026

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Eastbourne:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/247200
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/247200

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/east-harbour-kindergarten-5349
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/east-harbour-kindergarten-5349/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/east-harbour-kindergarten-5349/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5349/
- 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._