# Lower Waitaki Playcentre

Lower Waitaki Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Waitaki District. MoE service number 81017.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lower-waitaki-playcentre-81017

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Waitaki District
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 25 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:** Papakaio Hall 21 Papakaio Road
- **Phone:** 03-448 6903
- **Location:** -44.98904935, 170.97739214 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-44.98904935,170.97739214))

## Nearby centres
Within 9.9 km of this centre:
- **Casa Nova Kindergarten** — 9.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/casa-nova-kindergarten-5483
- **Montessori Oamaru by Busy Bees** — 9.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/montessori-oamaru-by-busy-bees-47580

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/343501
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/343501

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lower-waitaki-playcentre-81017
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/lower-waitaki-playcentre-81017/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/lower-waitaki-playcentre-81017/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/81017/
- 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._