# Otatara Preschool

Otatara Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in Otatara. MoE service number 45287.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/otatara-preschool-45287

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Otatara
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 65 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:** 6 Marama Avenue North, Otatara
- **Phone:** 03-213 0456
- **Location:** -46.43038324, 168.30849114 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.43038324,168.30849114))

## Nearby centres
Within 3.5 km of this centre:
- **Otatara Kindergarten** — 1.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/otatara-kindergarten-5523
- **Busy Bodies Childcare Limited** — 3.3 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bodies-childcare-limited-80047
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā** — 3.5 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-nga-hau-e-wha-90305
- **Kew Kindergarten** — 3.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kew-kindergarten-5520
- **The Cottage Kindergarten** — 3.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-cottage-kindergarten-90036

Browse all centres in Otatara: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/otatara

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Otatara:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/360900
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/360900

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/otatara-preschool-45287
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/otatara-preschool-45287/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/otatara-preschool-45287/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/45287/
- 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._