# Sunny Side Early Educare

Sunny Side Early Educare is a licensed Education & care centre in Melville. MoE service number 46502.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sunny-side-early-educare-46502

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Melville
- **Territorial authority:** Hamilton City
- **Region:** Waikato
- **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:** 2 Horne Street, Melville
- **Email:** ssee@sunnysideece.co.nz
- **Website:** https://sunnysideece.co.nz
- **Location:** -37.80314873, 175.2817473 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.80314873,175.2817473))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.6 km of this centre:
- **Waikids Early Childhood Centre** — 0.3 km · Hospital-based — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waikids-early-childhood-centre-34075
- **Hamilton West Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hamilton-west-kindergarten-5144
- **Lollipops Waikato Hospital** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lollipops-waikato-hospital-30184
- **McKenzie Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mckenzie-centre-34028
- **BestStart Jones Crescent Kindy** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-jones-crescent-kindy-30203

Browse all centres in Melville: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/melville

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Melville:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/179502
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/179502

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sunny-side-early-educare-46502
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sunny-side-early-educare-46502/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/sunny-side-early-educare-46502/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46502/
- 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._