# Little Pipi Early Childhood Centre Welcome Bay

Little Pipi Early Childhood Centre Welcome Bay is a licensed Education & care centre in Welcome Bay. MoE service number 46107.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-pipi-early-childhood-centre-welcome-bay-46107

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Welcome Bay
- **Territorial authority:** Tauranga City
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Current roll:** 40 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:** 55 Resolution Road, Welcome Bay
- **Phone:** 07-5448764
- **Email:** admin@littlepipi.nz
- **Website:** https://littlepipi.nz
- **Location:** -37.73082604, 176.18922245 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.73082604,176.18922245))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Welcome Bay Free Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/welcome-bay-free-kindergarten-5632
- **BestStart Bay Kindy** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-bay-kindy-46113
- **The Children's Garden Preschool** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-children-s-garden-preschool-45006
- **Welcome Bay Playcentre** — 0.8 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/welcome-bay-playcentre-40009
- **BestStart Welcome Bay** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-welcome-bay-45045

Browse all centres in Welcome Bay: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/welcome-bay

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Welcome Bay:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/196600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/196600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-pipi-early-childhood-centre-welcome-bay-46107
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/little-pipi-early-childhood-centre-welcome-bay-46107/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/little-pipi-early-childhood-centre-welcome-bay-46107/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46107/
- 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._