# Pukekos Educare Thames

Pukekos Educare Thames is a licensed Education & care centre in Thames-Coromandel District. MoE service number 34089.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pukekos-educare-thames-34089

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Thames-Coromandel District
- **Region:** Waikato
- **Current roll:** 44 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:** 11 Waipapa Road
- **Phone:** 07-8685027
- **Email:** admin@pukekoseducare.co.nz
- **Website:** https://pukekoseducare.co.nz
- **Location:** -37.17034542, 175.55848258 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.17034542,175.55848258))

## Nearby centres
Within 3.7 km of this centre:
- **A Fun Place To Be Childcare** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/a-fun-place-to-be-childcare-45562
- **Thames/Parawai Playcentre** — 2.1 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/thames-parawai-playcentre-32010
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Matai Whetu** — 2.4 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-matai-whetu-35010
- **Central Kids Kindergartens - Thames** — 3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/central-kids-kindergartens-thames-5162
- **Mini Miners** — 3.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mini-miners-47641

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/168001
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/168001

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pukekos-educare-thames-34089
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/pukekos-educare-thames-34089/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/pukekos-educare-thames-34089/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/34089/
- 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._