# The Ark Preschool

The Ark Preschool is a licensed Education & care centre in Tasman District. MoE service number 65421.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-ark-preschool-65421

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Tasman District
- **Region:** Tasman
- **Current roll:** 42 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:** 123 Salisbury Street
- **Phone:** 028-4573106
- **Email:** office@thearkpreschool.co.nz
- **Website:** https://thearkpreschool.co.nz
- **Location:** -41.33507551, 173.1995613 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.33507551,173.1995613))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Active Explorers Richmond** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-richmond-65236
- **First Years Richmond** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/first-years-richmond-65412
- **Champion Kids Early Childhood Education** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/champion-kids-early-childhood-education-47156
- **Waimea Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waimea-kindergarten-5400
- **The Tree House Early Learning** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-tree-house-early-learning-47386

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/303200
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/303200

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-ark-preschool-65421
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-ark-preschool-65421/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-ark-preschool-65421/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65421/
- 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._