# Westown Kindergarten

Westown Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in New Plymouth District. MoE service number 5229.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/westown-kindergarten-5229

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Territorial authority:** New Plymouth District
- **Region:** Taranaki
- **Current roll:** 40 children (2025)

## Operator
Westown Kindergarten is part of **Kindergartens Taranaki**, kindergarten association that operates 24 centres across New Zealand.

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

## 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:** 116 Clawton Street
- **Phone:** 06-7533151
- **Email:** westown@kindergartentaranaki.co.nz
- **Website:** https://kindergartentaranaki.co.nz
- **Location:** -39.07398225, 174.0604219 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.07398225,174.0604219))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.5 km of this centre:
- **Lollipops New Plymouth** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lollipops-new-plymouth-50533
- **New Plymouth Montessori Association** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/new-plymouth-montessori-association-50511
- **Marfell Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/marfell-kindergarten-5222
- **Jumpstart Nursery** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/jumpstart-nursery-47460
- **BestStart Vivian Street** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-vivian-street-40233

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/217400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/217400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/westown-kindergarten-5229
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/westown-kindergarten-5229/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/westown-kindergarten-5229/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5229/
- 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._