# Waimea Kindergarten

Waimea Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Tasman District. MoE service number 5400.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waimea-kindergarten-5400

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Territorial authority:** Tasman District
- **Region:** Tasman
- **Current roll:** 75 children (2025)

## Operator
Waimea Kindergarten is part of **Nelson Tasman Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 19 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/nelson-tasman-kindergartens

## 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:** 11 A Gilbert Street
- **Phone:** 03-5467683
- **Email:** waimeakindergarten@ntk.org.nz
- **Website:** https://ntk.org.nz
- **Location:** -41.34223594, 173.19623427 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.34223594,173.19623427))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **The Tree House Early Learning** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-tree-house-early-learning-47386
- **Busy Bees Richmond** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-richmond-45605
- **First Years Richmond** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/first-years-richmond-65412
- **Richmond Kindergarten** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/richmond-kindergarten-5405
- **The Ark Preschool** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-ark-preschool-65421

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/303300
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/303300

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waimea-kindergarten-5400
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waimea-kindergarten-5400/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waimea-kindergarten-5400/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5400/
- 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._