# Kaitaia Playcentre

Kaitaia Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Far North District. MoE service number 16025.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kaitaia-playcentre-16025

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Far North District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 25 children (2025)

## Operator
Kaitaia Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** Matthews Park, North Road
- **Phone:** 09-408 0913
- **Email:** keri.squires@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -35.10241015, 173.2602175 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.10241015,173.2602175))

## Financials
Year ended 2016-08-31:
- Total revenue: $32,878
- Surplus / deficit: $11,737
- Paid employees: 1
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=46093

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Footprints Educare** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/footprints-educare-11004
- **Footprints Educare Raiona** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/footprints-educare-raiona-48395
- **Nau Mai Mokopuna** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nau-mai-mokopuna-46606
- **Mauri Tupu** — 1.1 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mauri-tupu-47735
- **Mauri** — 1.1 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mauri-46875

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/100700
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/100700

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kaitaia-playcentre-16025
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/kaitaia-playcentre-16025/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/kaitaia-playcentre-16025/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/16025/
- 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._