# Totara Grove Playcentre

Totara Grove Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Tikipunga. MoE service number 16585.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-grove-playcentre-16585

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Tikipunga
- **Territorial authority:** Whangarei District
- **Region:** Northland
- **Current roll:** 30 children (2025)

## Operator
Totara Grove Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** 38 Corks Road, Tikipunga
- **Phone:** 09-941 4364
- **Email:** keri.squires@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -35.67967874, 174.31588987 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-35.67967874,174.31588987))

## Financials
Year ended 2016-08-31:
- Total revenue: $33,999
- Surplus / deficit: $6,666
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=60604

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Educare Totara Park** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/educare-totara-park-46913
- **Smart Start 2025 Limited** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/smart-start-2025-limited-10416
- **Back2Nature - Koru** — 0.8 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/back2nature-koru-46649
- **Te Kamo Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kamo-kindergarten-5012
- **Tikipunga Free Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tikipunga-free-kindergarten-5019

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/105800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/105800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-grove-playcentre-16585
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/totara-grove-playcentre-16585/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/totara-grove-playcentre-16585/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/16585/
- 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._