# Waitakere Kindergarten

Waitakere Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Auckland - Waitākere Ranges. MoE service number 5596.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waitakere-kindergarten-5596

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Waitākere Ranges
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Waitakere Kindergarten is part of **Auckland Kindergarten Association**, kindergarten association that operates 103 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/auckland-kindergarten-association

## 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:** 12 Township Road
- **Phone:** 09-8108180
- **Email:** waitakere@aka.org.nz
- **Website:** https://aka.org.nz
- **Location:** -36.84835079, 174.5444119 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.84835079,174.5444119))

## Nearby centres
Within 4.8 km of this centre:
- **Taupaki Kindergarten** — 3.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/taupaki-kindergarten-5559
- **Swanson Playcentre** — 3.4 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/swanson-playcentre-22011
- **Pineapples Early Learning Centre** — 4.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pineapples-early-learning-centre-10323
- **Go Bananas Childcare Swanson** — 4.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/go-bananas-childcare-swanson-48166
- **Young Learners Early Childhood Education Centre** — 4.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/young-learners-early-childhood-education-centre-48002

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/118001
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/118001

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waitakere-kindergarten-5596
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waitakere-kindergarten-5596/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/waitakere-kindergarten-5596/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5596/
- 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._