# Sandcastles Matakana

Sandcastles Matakana is a licensed Education & care centre in Auckland - Rodney. MoE service number 10292.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sandcastles-matakana-10292

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Rodney
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 30 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:** 984 Matakana Road, RD5,
- **Phone:** 09-422 9401
- **Email:** enquiries@sandcastles.net.nz
- **Website:** https://sandcastles.net.nz
- **Location:** -36.35377264, 174.71706223 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.35377264,174.71706223))

## Nearby centres
Within 7.0 km of this centre:
- **Matakana Village Preschool** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/matakana-village-preschool-48269
- **Matakana Playcentre** — 0.2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/matakana-playcentre-22044
- **Totara Hill Montessori** — 3.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-hill-montessori-20064
- **Muddy Toes ELC Warkworth** — 6.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/muddy-toes-elc-warkworth-20509
- **Reach Forward Early Learning Centre - Warkworth** — 7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/reach-forward-early-learning-centre-warkworth-47522

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/111500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/111500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sandcastles-matakana-10292
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sandcastles-matakana-10292/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sandcastles-matakana-10292/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/10292/
- 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._