# Te Marua Playcentre

Te Marua Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Birchville. MoE service number 60024.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-marua-playcentre-60024

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Birchville
- **Territorial authority:** Upper Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 25 children (2025)

## Operator
Te Marua 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:** 7 Emerald Hill Drive, Birchville
- **Phone:** 04-5264574
- **Email:** te.marua@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.096335, 175.1095238 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.096335,175.1095238))

## Financials
Year ended 2016-08-31:
- Total revenue: $48,456
- Surplus / deficit: $2,773
- Paid employees: 1
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=43301

## Nearby centres
Within 2.7 km of this centre:
- **Birchville Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/birchville-kindergarten-5315
- **Brown Owl Kindergarten** — 1.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūrehurehu** — 2 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-purehurehu-64036
- **Totara Park Playcentre** — 2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025
- **Totara Park Kindergarten** — 2.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-kindergarten-5322

Browse all centres in Birchville: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/birchville

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Birchville:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/242600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/242600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-marua-playcentre-60024
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-marua-playcentre-60024/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-marua-playcentre-60024/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60024/
- 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._