# Sawyers Bay Playcentre

Sawyers Bay Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Dunedin City. MoE service number 81039.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sawyers-bay-playcentre-81039

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Dunedin City
- **Region:** Otago

## 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:** 4 Station Road
- **Phone:** 03-448 6903
- **Location:** -45.81919496, 170.60183193 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.81919496,170.60183193))

## Nearby centres
Within 5.2 km of this centre:
- **Pioneers Koputai** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pioneers-koputai-80016
- **Port Chalmers Kindergarten** — 1.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/port-chalmers-kindergarten-5502
- **St Leonards Playcentre** — 3.6 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-leonards-playcentre-81038
- **Portobello Kindergarten** — 4.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/portobello-kindergarten-46252
- **Dunedin Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten** — 5.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dunedin-rudolf-steiner-kindergarten-83015

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/351801
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/351801

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sawyers-bay-playcentre-81039
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sawyers-bay-playcentre-81039/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sawyers-bay-playcentre-81039/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/81039/
- 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._