# MiniDale Explorers

MiniDale Explorers is a licensed Education & care centre in Auckland - Rodney. MoE service number 47923.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/minidale-explorers-47923

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Rodney
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 108 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:** 2 Archibald Drive, Milldale
- **Phone:** 09-4211474
- **Email:** admin@minidaleexplorers.co.nz
- **Website:** https://minidaleexplorers.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.61137228, 174.657597 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.61137228,174.657597))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.6 km of this centre:
- **Millidale Explorers** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/millidale-explorers-48098
- **Your Place Childcare** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/your-place-childcare-47807
- **Fantails Childcare - Country** — 1.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fantails-childcare-country-10169
- **Tiny Voices Silverdale** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-voices-silverdale-47851
- **BestStart Silverdale** — 1.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-silverdale-47990

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/113401
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/113401

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/minidale-explorers-47923
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/minidale-explorers-47923/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/minidale-explorers-47923/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47923/
- 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._