# Orapa Kindergarten

Orapa Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in New Plymouth District. MoE service number 5228.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/orapa-kindergarten-5228

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Territorial authority:** New Plymouth District
- **Region:** Taranaki
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Orapa Kindergarten is part of **Kindergartens Taranaki**, kindergarten association that operates 24 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/kindergartens-taranaki

## 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:** 10 Wood Street
- **Phone:** 06-7547829
- **Email:** orapa@kindergartentaranaki.co.nz
- **Website:** https://kindergartentaranaki.co.nz
- **Location:** -38.99244877, 174.22414986 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-38.99244877,174.22414986))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.8 km of this centre:
- **Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc.** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waitara-district-community-childcare-centre-inc-50516
- **Waitara Playcentre** — 1.6 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waitara-playcentre-50047
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitara** — 1.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-waitara-52705
- **Waitara Central Kindergarten** — 1.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waitara-central-kindergarten-5227
- **Busy Bees Waitara** — 1.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-waitara-45308

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/218500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/218500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/orapa-kindergarten-5228
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/orapa-kindergarten-5228/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/orapa-kindergarten-5228/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5228/
- 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._