# Wharerangi Kindergarten

Wharerangi Kindergarten is a licensed Kindergarten in Tamatea. MoE service number 5287.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wharerangi-kindergarten-5287

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Kindergarten
- **Suburb:** Tamatea
- **Territorial authority:** Napier City
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 41 children (2025)

## Operator
Wharerangi Kindergarten is part of **Napier Kindergartens**, kindergarten association that operates 16 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/napier-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:** 13 Essex Street, Tamatea
- **Phone:** 06-8444113
- **Email:** wharerangikgtn@napierkindergartens.co.nz
- **Website:** https://napierkindergartens.co.nz
- **Location:** -39.51023683, 176.8621111 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.51023683,176.8621111))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.5 km of this centre:
- **Nurture and Grow Early Learning Centre** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurture-and-grow-early-learning-centre-55280
- **Tamatea Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-kindergarten-5285
- **Tamatea Playcentre** — 0.8 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tamatea-playcentre-55059
- **The DEN: Discover Education in Nature** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-den-discover-education-in-nature-47593
- **Active Explorers Greenmeadows** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-greenmeadows-46346

Browse all centres in Tamatea: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/tamatea

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Tamatea:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/213500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/213500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wharerangi-kindergarten-5287
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/wharerangi-kindergarten-5287/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/wharerangi-kindergarten-5287/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/5287/
- 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._