# Piccolo Preschool

Piccolo Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in New Plymouth District. MoE service number 50509.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/piccolo-preschool-50509

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** New Plymouth District
- **Region:** Taranaki
- **Current roll:** 32 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:** 5 Cracroft Street
- **Phone:** 06-7591125
- **Location:** -39.06347214, 174.08766399 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.06347214,174.08766399))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.2 km of this centre:
- **Pukekura Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pukekura-kindergarten-5224
- **BestStart Lemon Street** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-lemon-street-50508
- **New Plymouth YMCA Childcare Centre** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/new-plymouth-ymca-childcare-centre-50521
- **BestStart Mangorei Road** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-mangorei-road-45335
- **Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth)** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-smiles-early-learning-new-plymouth-50116

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/218100
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/218100

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/piccolo-preschool-50509
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/piccolo-preschool-50509/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/piccolo-preschool-50509/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/50509/
- 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._