# First Class Education & Care (Bethlehem)

First Class Education & Care (Bethlehem) is a licensed Education & care centre in Bethlehem. MoE service number 45024.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/first-class-education-care-bethlehem-45024

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Bethlehem
- **Territorial authority:** Tauranga City
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Current roll:** 50 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:** 125 Moffat Road, Bethlehem
- **Phone:** 07-5792252
- **Email:** manager@firstclass.school.nz
- **Website:** https://firstclass.school.nz
- **Location:** -37.70311923, 176.11401177 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.70311923,176.11401177))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Bethlehem College Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/bethlehem-college-kindergarten-40032
- **The Village Preschool & Childcare Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-village-preschool-childcare-centre-45025
- **Home Grown Kids (South)** — 0.7 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/home-grown-kids-south-30081
- **Kidiwise Preschool and Childcare** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidiwise-preschool-and-childcare-45360
- **The Treehouse Private Kindergarten and Nursery** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-treehouse-private-kindergarten-and-nursery-48093

Browse all centres in Bethlehem: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/bethlehem

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Bethlehem:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/193500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/193500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/first-class-education-care-bethlehem-45024
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/first-class-education-care-bethlehem-45024/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/first-class-education-care-bethlehem-45024/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/45024/
- 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._