# Forest View Kindergarten

Forest View Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Tikipunga. MoE service number 5010.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/forest-view-kindergarten-5010

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Tikipunga
- **Territorial authority:** Whangarei District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Forest View Kindergarten is part of **Northland Kindergarten Association**, kindergarten association that operates 24 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/northland-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:** 215 Kiripaka Road, Tikipunga
- **Phone:** 09-4372965
- **Email:** richard@nka.org.nz
- **Website:** https://nka.org.nz
- **Location:** -35.68440414, 174.33005427 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.68440414,174.33005427))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Inspired Minds Spedding Road** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/inspired-minds-spedding-road-48296
- **Tikipunga Free Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tikipunga-free-kindergarten-5019
- **Back2Nature - Koru** — 0.7 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/back2nature-koru-46649
- **Kingdom Kidz** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kingdom-kidz-10415
- **Tikipunga Educare** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tikipunga-educare-10178

Browse all centres in Tikipunga: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/tikipunga

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Tikipunga:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/106201
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/106201

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/forest-view-kindergarten-5010
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/forest-view-kindergarten-5010/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/forest-view-kindergarten-5010/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5010/
- 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._