# Whenuakite Country Kids

Whenuakite Country Kids is a licensed Education & care centre in Thames-Coromandel District. MoE service number 30176.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whenuakite-country-kids-30176

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Thames-Coromandel District
- **Region:** Waikato
- **Current roll:** 39 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:** 1052 B Tairua-Whenuakite Road
- **Phone:** 07-8663360
- **Email:** info@wck.co.nz
- **Website:** https://wck.co.nz
- **Location:** -36.91443633, 175.77770434 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.91443633,175.77770434))

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/167400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/167400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whenuakite-country-kids-30176
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/whenuakite-country-kids-30176/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/whenuakite-country-kids-30176/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/30176/
- 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._