# Educational Child Care Centre

Educational Child Care Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Dallington. MoE service number 70353.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/educational-child-care-centre-70353

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Dallington
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 36 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:** 96 Gayhurst Road, Dallington
- **Phone:** 03-3853636
- **Email:** eccc.inc@xtra.co.nz
- **Location:** -43.51613504, 172.6747284 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.51613504,172.6747284))

## Financials
Year ended 2025-02-28:
- Total revenue: $808,107
- Surplus / deficit: $36,300
- Paid employees: 14
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=60656

## Nearby centres
Within 1.2 km of this centre:
- **Woodlands Preschool Limited - Dallington** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/woodlands-preschool-limited-dallington-47672
- **Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/casa-dei-bambini-foundation-school-70333
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Niu** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-niu-65083
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Shirley** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-shirley-5455
- **Little Owls Preschool** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-owls-preschool-70035

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Dallington:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/326500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/326500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/educational-child-care-centre-70353
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/educational-child-care-centre-70353/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/educational-child-care-centre-70353/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70353/
- 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._