# Tamatea Playcentre

Tamatea Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Tamatea. MoE service number 55059.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-playcentre-55059

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Tamatea
- **Territorial authority:** Napier City
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 25 children (2025)

## Operator
Tamatea Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** 23 Ranfurly Street, Tamatea
- **Email:** tamatea@Playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -39.51696788, 176.86676209 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.51696788,176.86676209))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Active Explorers Greenmeadows** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-greenmeadows-46346
- **BestStart Greenmeadows** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-greenmeadows-30257
- **Tamatea Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-kindergarten-5285
- **Wharerangi Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wharerangi-kindergarten-5287
- **Footsteps Adventist Preschool** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/footsteps-adventist-preschool-55077

Browse all centres in Tamatea: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/tamatea

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Tamatea:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/213800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/213800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-playcentre-55059
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/tamatea-playcentre-55059/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/tamatea-playcentre-55059/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55059/
- 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._