# Whataupoko Playcentre

Whataupoko Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Whataupoko. MoE service number 55024.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whataupoko-playcentre-55024

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Suburb:** Whataupoko
- **Territorial authority:** Gisborne District
- **Region:** Gisborne
- **Current roll:** 25 children (2025)

## Operator
Whataupoko Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## 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:** 7 Central Street, Whataupoko
- **Phone:** 027-8631789
- **Email:** whataupoko@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -38.65502137, 178.0307497 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-38.65502137,178.0307497))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Pohutukawa 1 - Quality** — 0.5 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pohutukawa-1-quality-30300
- **Gisborne Montessori Preschool** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/gisborne-montessori-preschool-55001
- **Barnardos Early Learning Awhi Tairāwhiti** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-awhi-tairawhiti-48178
- **Gisborne Central Childcare and Education Centre** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/gisborne-central-childcare-and-education-centre-55003
- **Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/manaaki-tamariki-childcare-and-education-centre-55324

Browse all centres in Whataupoko: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/whataupoko

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Whataupoko:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/206700
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/206700

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whataupoko-playcentre-55024
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/whataupoko-playcentre-55024/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/whataupoko-playcentre-55024/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55024/
- 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._