# Taiaotea Kindergarten

Taiaotea Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Browns Bay. MoE service number 5025.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/taiaotea-kindergarten-5025

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Browns Bay
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Taiaotea Kindergarten is part of **Kaitiaki Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 14 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/kaitiaki-kindergartens

## 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:** 4 Woodlands Crescent, Browns Bay
- **Phone:** 09-478 7795
- **Email:** brownsbay@kaitiakikindergartens.org.nz
- **Website:** https://kaitiakikindergartens.org.nz
- **Location:** -36.71550938, 174.74181068 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.71550938,174.74181068))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.6 km of this centre:
- **Lollipops Browns Bay** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lollipops-browns-bay-45855
- **Treasure Tree Home-Based Childcare** — 0.3 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/treasure-tree-home-based-childcare-47267
- **East Coast Bays Community Creche** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/east-coast-bays-community-creche-20043
- **Palms Educare (Browns Bay)** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/palms-educare-browns-bay-46604
- **Baby Panda Home-based Childcare** — 0.6 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/baby-panda-home-based-childcare-48310

Browse all centres in Browns Bay: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/browns-bay

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Browns Bay:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/118300
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/118300

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/taiaotea-kindergarten-5025
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/taiaotea-kindergarten-5025/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/taiaotea-kindergarten-5025/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5025/
- 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._