# Pohutukawa Kindergarten

Pohutukawa Kindergarten is a licensed Education & care centre in Ellerslie. MoE service number 25347.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pohutukawa-kindergarten-25347

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Ellerslie
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Ōrākei
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 36 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:** 16 Arthur Street, Ellerslie
- **Phone:** 09-579 5008
- **Email:** melanie@pohutukawa.net.nz
- **Website:** https://pohutukawa.net.nz
- **Location:** -36.8969971, 174.8113494 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.8969971,174.8113494))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.4 km of this centre:
- **Natural Steps Early Childhood Centre (Ellerslie Village)** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/natural-steps-early-childhood-centre-ellerslie-village-10138
- **Kiddie Star ECE Homebased** — 0.3 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiddie-star-ece-homebased-48024
- **Kiddie Garden Learning Corner** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiddie-garden-learning-corner-47552
- **Kiddie Star Home-based 2** — 0.3 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiddie-star-home-based-2-48206
- **Shooting Stars Daycare** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/shooting-stars-daycare-45625

Browse all centres in Ellerslie: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/ellerslie

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Ellerslie:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/144201
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/144201

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pohutukawa-kindergarten-25347
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/pohutukawa-kindergarten-25347/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/pohutukawa-kindergarten-25347/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/25347/
- 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._