# Stepping Stones @ Braebrook

Stepping Stones @ Braebrook is a licensed Education & care centre in Netherby. MoE service number 46914.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stepping-stones-braebrook-46914

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Netherby
- **Territorial authority:** Ashburton District
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 70 children (2025)

## Operator
Stepping Stones @ Braebrook is part of **Stepping Stones**, centre chain that operates 7 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/stepping-stones

## 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:** 1-3 Redhaven Rise, Netherby
- **Phone:** 03-3072088
- **Email:** makayla@steppingstones.net.nz
- **Website:** https://steppingstones.net.nz
- **Location:** -43.9014591, 171.771492 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.9014591,171.771492))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.4 km of this centre:
- **Merle Leask Free Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/merle-leask-free-kindergarten-5469
- **Ashburton Montessori Preschool** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ashburton-montessori-preschool-70037
- **The Oaks Early Learning Centre** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-oaks-early-learning-centre-48211
- **Busy Bees Ashburton** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-ashburton-45723
- **Hampstead Free Kindergarten** — 1.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hampstead-free-kindergarten-5468

Browse all centres in Netherby: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/netherby

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Netherby:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/338401
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/338401

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stepping-stones-braebrook-46914
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/stepping-stones-braebrook-46914/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/stepping-stones-braebrook-46914/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46914/
- 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._