# Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten

Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten is a licensed Education & care centre in New Lynn. MoE service number 20140.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/rainbow-cottage-kindergarten-20140

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** New Lynn
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Whau
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 25 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:** 53 Seabrook Ave, New Lynn
- **Phone:** 09-817 6504
- **Email:** joan@rainbowcottage.co.nz
- **Website:** https://rainbowcottage.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.91582206, 174.67562523 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.91582206,174.67562523))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **Nurturing Hearts Early Learning Centre** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurturing-hearts-early-learning-centre-20172
- **Horizons Montessori Preschool** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/horizons-montessori-preschool-10188
- **New Lynn Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/new-lynn-kindergarten-45751
- **Arawa St Early Learning Centre** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/arawa-st-early-learning-centre-45577
- **BestStart Great North Road** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-great-north-road-45654

Browse all centres in New Lynn: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/new-lynn

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for New Lynn:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/134900
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/134900

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/rainbow-cottage-kindergarten-20140
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/rainbow-cottage-kindergarten-20140/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/rainbow-cottage-kindergarten-20140/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/20140/
- 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._