# Stems From Home

Stems From Home is a licensed Home-based ECE in Howick. MoE service number 45617.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stems-from-home-45617

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Home-based ECE
- **Suburb:** Howick
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Howick
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 80 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:** 93A Beach Road, Mellons Bay, Howick
- **Phone:** 09-536 7103
- **Email:** stephany@stemsfromhome.co.nz
- **Website:** https://stemsfromhome.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.8918665, 174.9381235 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.8918665,174.9381235))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Uxbridge Early Learning Centre** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/uxbridge-early-learning-centre-25081
- **The Childrens Corner Howick** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-childrens-corner-howick-10383
- **Howick Baptist Church Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/howick-baptist-church-kindergarten-25015
- **Cockle Bay Early Learning Centre** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/cockle-bay-early-learning-centre-25281
- **Howick Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/howick-kindergarten-5058

Browse all centres in Howick: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/howick

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Howick:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/150600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/150600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stems-from-home-45617
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/stems-from-home-45617/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/stems-from-home-45617/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/45617/
- 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._