# Waiapu Kids - St. Matthews Early Childhood Centre

Waiapu Kids - St. Matthews Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Hastings District. MoE service number 55045.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waiapu-kids-st-matthews-early-childhood-centre-55045

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Hastings District
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 35 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:** 207 Lyndon Road West
- **Phone:** 06-8786924
- **Email:** admin.stmatthews@acw.org.nz
- **Website:** https://acw.org.nz
- **Location:** -39.64117011, 176.8410258 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.64117011,176.8410258))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.4 km of this centre:
- **Tiny Nation Hawkes Bay** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-nation-hawkes-bay-47761
- **Tiny Nation** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-nation-45549
- **Tiny Nation Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast 2** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-nation-nelson-marlborough-west-coast-2-47863
- **Tiny Nation Southland** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-nation-southland-47887
- **Tiny Nation Q1 Wellington** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tiny-nation-q1-wellington-47891

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/210500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/210500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waiapu-kids-st-matthews-early-childhood-centre-55045
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waiapu-kids-st-matthews-early-childhood-centre-55045/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waiapu-kids-st-matthews-early-childhood-centre-55045/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55045/
- 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._