# Totara Park Playcentre

Totara Park Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Upper Hutt CBD. MoE service number 60025.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Upper Hutt CBD
- **Territorial authority:** Upper Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 30 children (2025)

## Operator
Totara Park 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:** 128 California Drive, Upper Hutt CBD
- **Phone:** 04-5264538
- **Email:** totarapark@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.106033, 175.0888665 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.106033,175.0888665))

## Financials
Year ended 2016-08-31:
- Total revenue: $69,787
- Surplus / deficit: $14,727
- Paid employees: 2
- Source: https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-register/view-the-charities-register/charity-summary/?account=43474

## Nearby centres
Within 1.3 km of this centre:
- **Totara Park Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-kindergarten-5322
- **BestStart Totara Park** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-totara-park-47795
- **Doris Nicholson Kindergarten** — 1.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/doris-nicholson-kindergarten-5318
- **Brown Owl Kindergarten** — 1.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/brown-owl-kindergarten-5316
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūrehurehu** — 1.3 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-purehurehu-64036

Browse all centres in Upper Hutt CBD: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/upper-hutt-cbd

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Upper Hutt CBD:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/242100
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/242100

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/totara-park-playcentre-60025/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60025/
- 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._