# Tikipunga Educare

Tikipunga Educare is a licensed Education & care centre in Tikipunga. MoE service number 10178.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tikipunga-educare-10178

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Tikipunga
- **Territorial authority:** Whangarei District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 50 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:** 113 Kiripaka Road, Tikipunga
- **Phone:** 09-4375331
- **Email:** al@educare.co.nz
- **Website:** https://educare.co.nz
- **Location:** -35.69109004, 174.32676207 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.69109004,174.32676207))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Inspired Minds Early Learning Centre** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/inspired-minds-early-learning-centre-46185
- **Inspired Minds Spedding Road** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/inspired-minds-spedding-road-48296
- **Tikipunga Free Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tikipunga-free-kindergarten-5019
- **Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-timatatanga-o-te-matauranga-10402
- **Back2Nature - Koru** — 0.8 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/back2nature-koru-46649

Browse all centres in Tikipunga: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/tikipunga

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Tikipunga:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/106501
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/106501

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tikipunga-educare-10178
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/tikipunga-educare-10178/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/tikipunga-educare-10178/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/10178/
- 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._