# Pennylane Early Childhood Centre

Pennylane Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Hoon Hay. MoE service number 45635.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pennylane-early-childhood-centre-45635

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Hoon Hay
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 90 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:** 79 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay
- **Phone:** 03-338 6825
- **Email:** manager@pennylanechildcare.co.nz
- **Website:** https://pennylanechildcare.co.nz
- **Location:** -43.55828796, 172.60161743 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.55828796,172.60161743))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Cobham Street** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-whare-rama-light-house-early-learning-centre-cobham-street-65167
- **Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-whare-rama-light-house-early-learning-centre-lyttelton-street-70451
- **Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Edinburgh Street** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-whare-rama-light-house-early-learning-centre-edinburgh-street-45785
- **Cherry's on Maryhill** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/cherry-s-on-maryhill-45151
- **Hillmorton Nest** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hillmorton-nest-46045

Browse all centres in Hoon Hay: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/hoon-hay

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Hoon Hay:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/326900
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/326900

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pennylane-early-childhood-centre-45635
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/pennylane-early-childhood-centre-45635/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/pennylane-early-childhood-centre-45635/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/45635/
- 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._