# Elston Lea Kindergarten

Elston Lea Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Invercargill City. MoE service number 5516.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/elston-lea-kindergarten-5516

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 40 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:** 40 Iona Court
- **Phone:** 03-2168801
- **Email:** elstonleak@ska.co.nz
- **Website:** https://ska.co.nz
- **Location:** -46.43404535, 168.37718131 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.43404535,168.37718131))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.3 km of this centre:
- **Space Southland** — 0.6 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/space-southland-45250
- **Ranui Kindergarten (Invercargill)** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ranui-kindergarten-invercargill-5525
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Murihiku** — 0.9 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-murihiku-90306
- **Lighthouse Childcare** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lighthouse-childcare-48068
- **Clarendon Kindergarten** — 1.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/clarendon-kindergarten-5514

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/362501
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/362501

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/elston-lea-kindergarten-5516
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/elston-lea-kindergarten-5516/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/elston-lea-kindergarten-5516/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5516/
- 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._