# Farm Friends Early Childhood Centre

Farm Friends Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Auckland - Waitākere Ranges. MoE service number 10008.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/farm-friends-early-childhood-centre-10008

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Waitākere Ranges
- **Region:** Auckland
- **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:** 51 Coulter Road
- **Phone:** 09-832 3602
- **Email:** hope.farmfriends@gmail.com
- **Location:** -36.88662598, 174.57599396 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.88662598,174.57599396))

## Nearby centres
Within 2.4 km of this centre:
- **Henderson Valley Private Kindergarten** — 1.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/henderson-valley-private-kindergarten-45473
- **Go Bananas Childcare Swanson** — 2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/go-bananas-childcare-swanson-48166
- **Swanson Playcentre** — 2.1 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/swanson-playcentre-22011
- **KiwiEd** — 2.2 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiwied-47981
- **Pineapples Early Learning Centre** — 2.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pineapples-early-learning-centre-10323

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## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/121100
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/121100

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/farm-friends-early-childhood-centre-10008
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/farm-friends-early-childhood-centre-10008/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/farm-friends-early-childhood-centre-10008/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/10008/
- 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._