# Paterson Street Playcentre

Paterson Street Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Hamilton Central. MoE service number 33019.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/paterson-street-playcentre-33019

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Hamilton Central
- **Territorial authority:** Hamilton City
- **Region:** Waikato
- **Current roll:** 30 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:** 40 Paterson Street, Hamilton Central
- **Phone:** 07-8471739
- **Location:** -37.79786976, 175.24943575 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.79786976,175.24943575))

## Financials
Year ended 2016-08-31:
- Total revenue: $28,527
- Surplus / deficit: $2,081
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=44035

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Busy Bees Dinsdale** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-dinsdale-48069
- **Grasslands Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/grasslands-kindergarten-5551
- **Central Kids Kindergartens – Dinsdale** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/central-kids-kindergartens-dinsdale-30108
- **Frankton Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/frankton-kindergarten-5141
- **Kindercare Learning Centres - Frankton** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-frankton-45233

Browse all centres in Hamilton Central: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/hamilton-central

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Hamilton Central:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/179401
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/179401

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/paterson-street-playcentre-33019
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/paterson-street-playcentre-33019/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/paterson-street-playcentre-33019/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/33019/
- 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._