# The Blue Cottage Early Learning Otumoetai Road

The Blue Cottage Early Learning Otumoetai Road is a licensed Education & care centre in Brookfield. MoE service number 47617.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-blue-cottage-early-learning-otumoetai-road-47617

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Brookfield
- **Territorial authority:** Tauranga City
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Current roll:** 54 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:** 157 Otumoetai Road, Brookfield
- **Phone:** 07-5700234
- **Location:** -37.6878282, 176.1360762 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.6878282,176.1360762))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Opeys Kindergarten** — 0.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/opeys-kindergarten-40041
- **Brookfield Free Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brookfield-free-kindergarten-5208
- **Starlight Preschool Brookfield** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/starlight-preschool-brookfield-40319
- **Shalom Kindergarten** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/shalom-kindergarten-40046
- **Nestlings In-Home Childcare** — 0.8 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nestlings-in-home-childcare-46987

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Brookfield:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/193600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/193600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-blue-cottage-early-learning-otumoetai-road-47617
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-blue-cottage-early-learning-otumoetai-road-47617/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-blue-cottage-early-learning-otumoetai-road-47617/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47617/
- 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._