# Te Rapa Early Education Centre

Te Rapa Early Education Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Te Rapa. MoE service number 34038.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-rapa-early-education-centre-34038

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Te Rapa
- **Territorial authority:** Hamilton City
- **Region:** Waikato
- **Current roll:** 61 children (2025)

## 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:** 76 Vickery Street, Te Rapa
- **Phone:** 07-8497693
- **Email:** ceo@kindergarten.org.nz
- **Website:** https://kindergarten.org.nz
- **Location:** -37.75257331, 175.24493049 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.75257331,175.24493049))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Brightlands Childcare Centre, Vickery Street** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brightlands-childcare-centre-vickery-street-45519
- **Sunshine Childcare on Vickery** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/sunshine-childcare-on-vickery-45631
- **Busy Bees Te Rapa** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-te-rapa-47595
- **BestStart St Andrews** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-st-andrews-30055
- **Pukete Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pukete-kindergarten-5155

Browse all centres in Te Rapa: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/te-rapa

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Te Rapa:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/176400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/176400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-rapa-early-education-centre-34038
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-rapa-early-education-centre-34038/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/te-rapa-early-education-centre-34038/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/34038/
- 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._