# The DEN: Discover Education in Nature

The DEN: Discover Education in Nature is a licensed Education & care centre in Tamatea. MoE service number 47593.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-den-discover-education-in-nature-47593

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Tamatea
- **Territorial authority:** Napier City
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 65 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:** 1 Cato Road, Tamatea
- **Phone:** 06-281 2588
- **Email:** sindy@discovertheden.co.nz
- **Website:** https://discovertheden.co.nz
- **Location:** -39.50424695, 176.8491124 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.50424695,176.8491124))

## Nearby centres
Within 2.7 km of this centre:
- **Wharerangi Kindergarten** — 1.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wharerangi-kindergarten-5287
- **Nurture and Grow Early Learning Centre** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurture-and-grow-early-learning-centre-55280
- **Tamatea Kindergarten** — 1.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-kindergarten-5285
- **Tamatea Playcentre** — 2.1 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-playcentre-55059
- **Active Explorers Greenmeadows** — 2.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-greenmeadows-46346

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Tamatea:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/213100
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/213100

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-den-discover-education-in-nature-47593
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-den-discover-education-in-nature-47593/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/the-den-discover-education-in-nature-47593/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47593/
- 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._