# Li'l Champs Educare 3

Li'l Champs Educare 3 is a licensed Education & care centre in Auckland - Howick. MoE service number 46869.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/li-l-champs-educare-3-46869

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Howick
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 55 children (2025)

## Operator
Li'l Champs Educare 3 is part of **Li'l Champs**, centre chain that operates 8 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/lil-champs

## 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:** 479 B Ormiston Road
- **Phone:** 09-2712273
- **Email:** admin@lilchamps.co.nz
- **Website:** https://lilchamps.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.9692755, 174.9374571 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.9692755,174.9374571))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.8 km of this centre:
- **KiNZ Mission Heights** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kinz-mission-heights-45455
- **BestStart Flat Bush School Road** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-flat-bush-school-road-47999
- **Hand and Hand Childcare Centre** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hand-and-hand-childcare-centre-46742
- **Acorns Homebased Education and Childcare** — 1.8 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/acorns-homebased-education-and-childcare-48008
- **BestStart Flat Bush** — 1.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-flat-bush-45877

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/158200
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/158200

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/li-l-champs-educare-3-46869
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/li-l-champs-educare-3-46869/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/li-l-champs-educare-3-46869/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46869/
- 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._