# Petone Kindergarten

Petone Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Petone. MoE service number 5376.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/petone-kindergarten-5376

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Petone
- **Territorial authority:** Lower Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 42 children (2025)

## Operator
Petone Kindergarten is part of **Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 100 centres across New Zealand.

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

## 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 A Tennyson Street, Petone
- **Phone:** 04-568 5507
- **Email:** petone@wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://wmkindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.22674053, 174.8903782 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.22674053,174.8903782))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatupuranga Kotahi** — 0.7 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-whakatupuranga-kotahi-55431
- **Magic Sparks Care and Learning** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/magic-sparks-care-and-learning-45941
- **Imagine Childcare Alicetown Ltd** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/imagine-childcare-alicetown-ltd-50049
- **Petone Beach Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/petone-beach-kindergarten-5391
- **Moera Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/moera-kindergarten-5334

Browse all centres in Petone: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/petone

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Petone:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/244700
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/244700

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/petone-kindergarten-5376
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/petone-kindergarten-5376/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/petone-kindergarten-5376/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5376/
- 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._