# Gaia (Earth) Forest Preschool

Gaia (Earth) Forest Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in Manurewa. MoE service number 48104.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/gaia-earth-forest-preschool-48104

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Manurewa
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Manurewa
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 125 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:** 49 Grande Vue Road, Manurewa
- **Phone:** 09-2422154
- **Email:** childcare@forestpreschool.co.nz
- **Website:** https://forestpreschool.co.nz
- **Location:** -37.01385837, 174.89753725 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.01385837,174.89753725))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **Hill Park Kindergarten** — 0.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hill-park-kindergarten-5121
- **Nanaksar Education Phulwari** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nanaksar-education-phulwari-25435
- **Nanaksar Educare Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nanaksar-educare-centre-46638
- **St Andrews Preschool** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-andrews-preschool-25437
- **BestStart Maich Road** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-maich-road-25049

Browse all centres in Manurewa: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/manurewa

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Manurewa:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/159600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/159600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/gaia-earth-forest-preschool-48104
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/gaia-earth-forest-preschool-48104/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/gaia-earth-forest-preschool-48104/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/48104/
- 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._