# Selwyn House Preschool

Selwyn House Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in Merivale. MoE service number 65087.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/selwyn-house-preschool-65087

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Merivale
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **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:** 122 Merivale Lane, Merivale
- **Phone:** 03-3557248
- **Location:** -43.51657823, 172.62282468 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.51657823,172.62282468))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **St Margaret's Pre-school** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-margaret-s-pre-school-46761
- **Learning Curves Montessori Abberley Park Ltd** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/learning-curves-montessori-abberley-park-ltd-70301
- **Fundamentals Merivale** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fundamentals-merivale-46055
- **St Albans Nest** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-albans-nest-45683
- **Fairleigh Kindergarten** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fairleigh-kindergarten-70357

Browse all centres in Merivale: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/merivale

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Merivale:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/323000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/323000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/selwyn-house-preschool-65087
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/selwyn-house-preschool-65087/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/selwyn-house-preschool-65087/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65087/
- 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._