# Sunlight Childcare Auckland

Sunlight Childcare Auckland is a licensed Home-based ECE in Papakura. MoE service number 48364.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sunlight-childcare-auckland-48364

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Home-based ECE
- **Suburb:** Papakura
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Papakura
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 50 children

## 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:** 2/4 Ray Small Drive, Papakura
- **Location:** -37.0638031, 174.93708753 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.0638031,174.93708753))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Papakura Childcare** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/papakura-childcare-47638
- **Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wee-wisdom-montessori-drury-10042
- **Papakura West Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/papakura-west-kindergarten-5126
- **Papakura Christian Preschool** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/papakura-christian-preschool-25045
- **BestStart Papakura** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-papakura-46662

Browse all centres in Papakura: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/papakura

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Papakura:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/163200
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/163200

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sunlight-childcare-auckland-48364
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sunlight-childcare-auckland-48364/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sunlight-childcare-auckland-48364/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/48364/
- 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._