# The Children's Garden

The Children's Garden is a licensed Education & care centre in Stoke. MoE service number 46999.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-children-s-garden-46999

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Stoke
- **Territorial authority:** Nelson City
- **Region:** Nelson
- **Current roll:** 30 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:** 390 Main Road, Stoke
- **Phone:** 03-5530665
- **Location:** -41.30603105, 173.24028655 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.30603105,173.24028655))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Star Early Learning** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/star-early-learning-45447
- **Nayland Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nayland-kindergarten-5402
- **Nurture@Home Rua** — 0.9 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurture-home-rua-47852
- **Nurture@Home Tahi** — 0.9 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurture-home-tahi-46540
- **Nurture@Home Marlb** — 0.9 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurture-home-marlb-45722

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Stoke:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/305400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/305400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-children-s-garden-46999
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-children-s-garden-46999/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-children-s-garden-46999/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46999/
- 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._