# Little Blue Penguin Preschool and Nursery Prestons

Little Blue Penguin Preschool and Nursery Prestons is a licensed Education & care centre in Marshland. MoE service number 45639.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-blue-penguin-preschool-and-nursery-prestons-45639

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Marshland
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 47 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:** 408 Prestons Road, Marshland
- **Phone:** 03-383 7720
- **Email:** kristie@littlebluepenguin.co.nz
- **Website:** https://littlebluepenguin.co.nz
- **Location:** -43.4741814, 172.66565151 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.4741814,172.66565151))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.4 km of this centre:
- **Canterbury Educare Prestons Preschool** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/canterbury-educare-prestons-preschool-47201
- **Fundamentals Marshland** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fundamentals-marshland-46377
- **BestStart Prestons** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-prestons-46848
- **Kindercare Learning Centres - Burwood (208)** — 1.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-burwood-208-65183
- **The Champion Centre Tamariki Toiora** — 1.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-champion-centre-tamariki-toiora-70339

Browse all centres in Marshland: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/marshland

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Marshland:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/318401
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/318401

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-blue-penguin-preschool-and-nursery-prestons-45639
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/little-blue-penguin-preschool-and-nursery-prestons-45639/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/little-blue-penguin-preschool-and-nursery-prestons-45639/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/45639/
- 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._