# Raphael House Kindergarten

Raphael House Kindergarten is a licensed Education & care centre in Belmont. MoE service number 60301.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/raphael-house-kindergarten-60301

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Belmont
- **Territorial authority:** Lower Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 50 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:** 27 Matuhi Street, Belmont
- **Phone:** 04-5695161
- **Email:** centremanager@rhkindergarten.org.nz
- **Website:** https://rhkindergarten.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.19623664, 174.90770792 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.19623664,174.90770792))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.4 km of this centre:
- **Millie's House Connolly Street** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/millie-s-house-connolly-street-47403
- **Kindercare Learning Centres - Lower Hutt** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-lower-hutt-60092
- **Beststart Melling** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-melling-47418
- **Active Explorers Lower Hutt** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-lower-hutt-45587
- **Boulcott Kindergarten** — 1.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/boulcott-kindergarten-5338

Browse all centres in Belmont: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/belmont

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Belmont:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/243800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/243800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/raphael-house-kindergarten-60301
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/raphael-house-kindergarten-60301/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/raphael-house-kindergarten-60301/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60301/
- 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._