# Wakari Hospital Early Childhood Centre

Wakari Hospital Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Wakari. MoE service number 47192.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wakari-hospital-early-childhood-centre-47192

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Wakari
- **Territorial authority:** Dunedin City
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 47 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:** Wakari Hospital 371 Taieri Road, Wakari
- **Phone:** 03-4709198
- **Location:** -45.85676017, 170.47343031 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.85676017,170.47343031))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.3 km of this centre:
- **Halfway Bush Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/halfway-bush-kindergarten-5496
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Whānau Paki** — 0.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-whanau-paki-45696
- **Wakari Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wakari-kindergarten-5508
- **Kaikorai Kindergarten** — 1.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kaikorai-kindergarten-5499
- **Montessori House Casita dei Bambini** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/montessori-house-casita-dei-bambini-83078

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Wakari:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/351000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/351000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wakari-hospital-early-childhood-centre-47192
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/wakari-hospital-early-childhood-centre-47192/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/wakari-hospital-early-childhood-centre-47192/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47192/
- 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._