# Paradise Early Learning Centre

Paradise Early Learning Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Invercargill City. MoE service number 65142.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/paradise-early-learning-centre-65142

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **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:** 394 Herbert St
- **Phone:** 03-2175785
- **Email:** kelly@pfk.nz
- **Website:** https://pfk.nz
- **Location:** -46.39446381, 168.37385774 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.39446381,168.37385774))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Waverley Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waverley-kindergarten-5529
- **Windsor Montessori Preschool** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/windsor-montessori-preschool-47866
- **Waihopai Playcentre** — 0.6 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waihopai-playcentre-90024
- **Just Four Kids Otago** — 0.9 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/just-four-kids-otago-48311
- **Lees Street Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lees-street-kindergarten-5536

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/361501
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/361501

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/paradise-early-learning-centre-65142
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/paradise-early-learning-centre-65142/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/paradise-early-learning-centre-65142/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65142/
- 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._