# Mt Wellington Playcentre

Mt Wellington Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Mount Wellington. MoE service number 22061.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mt-wellington-playcentre-22061

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Mount Wellington
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 30 children (2025)

## Operator
Mt Wellington Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** 174 Penrose Road, Mount Wellington
- **Phone:** 09-8388849
- **Email:** kiri.mccabe@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -36.90683567, 174.82942346 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.90683567,174.82942346))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Child's Time Penrose** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/child-s-time-penrose-46616
- **Kindercare Learning Centres - Mount Wellington (20204)** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-mount-wellington-20204-20204
- **Busy Bees Mount Wellington** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-mount-wellington-25089
- **Go Bananas Childcare Mount Wellington** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/go-bananas-childcare-mount-wellington-47873
- **Little Teddies Early Learning Centre** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-teddies-early-learning-centre-10096

Browse all centres in Mount Wellington: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/mount-wellington

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Mount Wellington:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/146600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/146600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mt-wellington-playcentre-22061
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/mt-wellington-playcentre-22061/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/mt-wellington-playcentre-22061/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/22061/
- 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._