# Stepping Stones Education & Care

Stepping Stones Education & Care is a licensed Home-based ECE in Stonefields. MoE service number 47741.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stepping-stones-education-care-47741

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Home-based ECE
- **Suburb:** Stonefields
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Ōrākei
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 100 children (2025)

## Operator
Stepping Stones Education & Care 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:** 63 Magma Cres, Stonefields
- **Phone:** 021-311955
- **Email:** shirley_sun@xtra.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.8863971, 174.83488363 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.8863971,174.83488363))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.2 km of this centre:
- **Junior Junction Lunn Ave** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/junior-junction-lunn-ave-46361
- **Active Explorers Ellerslie** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-ellerslie-25423
- **Tiny Tuis Early Learning Centre** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-tuis-early-learning-centre-46095
- **Peacocks Early Learning Stonefields** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/peacocks-early-learning-stonefields-47578
- **Ellerslie Kindergarten** — 1.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/ellerslie-kindergarten-5040

Browse all centres in Stonefields: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/stonefields

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Stonefields:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/144900
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/144900

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stepping-stones-education-care-47741
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/stepping-stones-education-care-47741/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/stepping-stones-education-care-47741/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47741/
- 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._