# St Andrews College Preschool

St Andrews College Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in Papanui. MoE service number 65068.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-andrews-college-preschool-65068

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Papanui
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 42 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:** 347 Papanui Road, Papanui
- **Phone:** 03-940 2030
- **Email:** preschool@stac.school.nz
- **Website:** https://stac.school.nz
- **Location:** -43.50760862, 172.61314161 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.50760862,172.61314161))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **BestStart Merivale** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-merivale-70405
- **Fundamentals Merivale** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fundamentals-merivale-46055
- **Minnies Pre-School** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/minnies-pre-school-70411
- **Jeffrey Giraffe Early Learning Centre** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/jeffrey-giraffe-early-learning-centre-65092
- **Footsteps Christian Community Preschool** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/footsteps-christian-community-preschool-65137

Browse all centres in Papanui: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/papanui

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Papanui:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/321400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/321400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/st-andrews-college-preschool-65068
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/st-andrews-college-preschool-65068/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/st-andrews-college-preschool-65068/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65068/
- 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._