# St Albans Community Preschool

St Albans Community Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in St Albans. MoE service number 70455.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-albans-community-preschool-70455

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** St Albans
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 35 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:** 3 Thames Street, St Albans
- **Phone:** 027-355 9396
- **Email:** suzy@stalbanspreschool.co.nz
- **Website:** https://stalbanspreschool.co.nz
- **Location:** -43.50452304, 172.6392211 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.50452304,172.6392211))

## Financials
Year ended 2024-12-31:
- Total revenue: $511,406
- Surplus / deficit: $-36,498
- Paid employees: 10
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=59497

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Forfar Nursery And Preschool** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/forfar-nursery-and-preschool-70361
- **BestStart Cranford Street** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-cranford-street-47166
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Mairehau** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-mairehau-5436
- **BestStart Montessori St Albans** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-st-albans-45307
- **Learning Curves Montessori Nursery Ltd** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/learning-curves-montessori-nursery-ltd-70143

Browse all centres in St Albans: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/st-albans

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for St Albans:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/323100
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/323100

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-albans-community-preschool-70455
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/st-albans-community-preschool-70455/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/st-albans-community-preschool-70455/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70455/
- 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._