# Te Puna o Tarawa ECE

Te Puna o Tarawa ECE is a licensed Education & care centre in Ōpōtiki District. MoE service number 34111.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-puna-o-tarawa-ece-34111

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Ōpōtiki District
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty

## 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:** 26 Buchanan Street
- **Phone:** 07-315 5967
- **Email:** rowena.richmond@whakatohea.co.nz
- **Website:** https://whakatohea.co.nz
- **Location:** -38.01392199, 177.29233469 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-38.01392199,177.29233469))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Opotiki Community Childcare Centre** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/opotiki-community-childcare-centre-40069
- **Opotiki Playcentre** — 0.4 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/opotiki-playcentre-40023
- **Central Kids Kindergartens - Ōpōtiki** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/central-kids-kindergartens-opotiki-5190
- **Opotiki Rose Garden Preschool** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/opotiki-rose-garden-preschool-40104
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Terere** — 1 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-terere-40218

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/204400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/204400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-puna-o-tarawa-ece-34111
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-puna-o-tarawa-ece-34111/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-puna-o-tarawa-ece-34111/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/34111/
- 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._