# Waatea Early Childhood Centre

Waatea Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Mangere. MoE service number 46650.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waatea-early-childhood-centre-46650

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Mangere
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
- **Region:** Auckland
- **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:** 31 Calthorpe Close, Mangere
- **Phone:** 09-2759480
- **Email:** admin@waateaece.co.nz
- **Website:** https://waateaece.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.96061001, 174.80199158 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.96061001,174.80199158))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Te Kōhanga Reo ki Pikitia** — 0.7 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-ki-pikitia-25066
- **McNaughton Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mcnaughton-kindergarten-5066
- **Favona Kindergarten** — 0.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/favona-kindergarten-5047
- **Kiwi Kids Childcare Limited** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiwi-kids-childcare-limited-47097
- **Fiti Lagakali Aoga Niue** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fiti-lagakali-aoga-niue-10357

Browse all centres in Mangere: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/mangere

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Mangere:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/148600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/148600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waatea-early-childhood-centre-46650
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waatea-early-childhood-centre-46650/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waatea-early-childhood-centre-46650/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46650/
- 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._