# Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre

Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Invercargill City. MoE service number 46046.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wee-nippers-early-childhood-centre-46046

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 90 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:** 271 Tweed Street
- **Phone:** 03-05089336477
- **Email:** manager.invercargill@weenippers.co.nz
- **Website:** https://weenippers.co.nz
- **Location:** -46.41817253, 168.35941594 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.41817253,168.35941594))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **S I T Early Childhood Centre** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/s-i-t-early-childhood-centre-90104
- **BestStart Rugby Park** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-rugby-park-65186
- **The Cottage Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-cottage-kindergarten-90036
- **Montessori Invercargill** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/montessori-invercargill-47225
- **BestStart Elles Road** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-elles-road-45957

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## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/362001
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/362001

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wee-nippers-early-childhood-centre-46046
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/wee-nippers-early-childhood-centre-46046/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/wee-nippers-early-childhood-centre-46046/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/46046/
- 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._