# Songbird Early Childhood Centre

Songbird Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Western Bay of Plenty District. MoE service number 40286.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/songbird-early-childhood-centre-40286

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Western Bay of Plenty District
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **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:** 2257 State Highway 2
- **Phone:** 07-5520045
- **Location:** -37.61759479, 175.95040797 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.61759479,175.95040797))

## Nearby centres
Within 7.5 km of this centre:
- **Katikati Free Kindergarten** — 7.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/katikati-free-kindergarten-5614
- **Busy Bees Katikati** — 7.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-katikati-45018
- **Learning Adventures Katikati** — 7.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/learning-adventures-katikati-46053
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia** — 7.5 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-rereatukahia-40172
- **Omokoroa Christian Preschool** — 7.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/omokoroa-christian-preschool-48344

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/190501
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/190501

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/songbird-early-childhood-centre-40286
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/songbird-early-childhood-centre-40286/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/songbird-early-childhood-centre-40286/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/40286/
- 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._