# Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pihi o Te Purapura Pai

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pihi o Te Purapura Pai is a licensed Kōhanga reo in Birkenhead. MoE service number 47857.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-nga-pihi-o-te-purapura-pai-47857

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kōhanga reo
- **Suburb:** Birkenhead
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Kaipātiki
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 55 children (2025)

## Operator
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pihi o Te Purapura Pai is part of **Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust**, kohanga reo cluster that operates 413 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/te-kohanga-reo-national-trust

## 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:** Birkenhead College  140 Birkdale Road, Birkenhead
- **Phone:** 09-2792264
- **Location:** -36.79932852, 174.70144734 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.79932852,174.70144734))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.5 km of this centre:
- **The Y Early Learning Centre Birkdale** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-y-early-learning-centre-birkdale-20020
- **Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/newbies-birkdale-early-learning-centre-47900
- **BestStart Birkdale** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-birkdale-47993
- **Next Generation Childcare** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/next-generation-childcare-20365
- **Next Generation** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/next-generation-47492

Browse all centres in Birkenhead: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/birkenhead

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Birkenhead:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/122802
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/122802

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-nga-pihi-o-te-purapura-pai-47857
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-nga-pihi-o-te-purapura-pai-47857/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-nga-pihi-o-te-purapura-pai-47857/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47857/
- 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._