Daycare & ECE in Beach Haven
7 licensed early childhood services across 3 service types in Beach Haven, Auckland.
Composite = our 0–100 ECE quality score (weighted average of six ERO dimensions, normalised within Equity Index band). 20 Hours ECE & ERO coverage are counts of the 7 licensed services in Beach Haven.
Estimate your costs: our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator stacks 20 Hours ECE, the means-tested Childcare Subsidy, and the IRD FamilyBoost rebate to show net weekly cost.
Services in Beach Haven, by type
Education & Care — 5
The Y Early Learning Centre Beach Haven
The Y Early Learning Centre Beach Haven is an education and care service in Beach Haven with a current roll of 30 children. An ERO review in June 2023 assessed children's wellbeing and health and safety as strengths, with children settled and engaged in nurturing relationships and legal compliance attested. Our analysis of the ERO report identified whānau partnership as an area for development, noting that parent and whānau aspirations are not consistently integrated into curriculum assessment and planning.
Lancaster Learning Centre
Lancaster Learning Centre is an education and care service in Beach Haven with 35 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (September 2022) found the centre demonstrated B grades in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with a C grade in bicultural practice. The service has addressed previously identified health and safety non-compliances and shows strong teacher support for children's wellbeing.
Creative Kids
Creative Kids is an education and care service in Beach Haven with a current roll of 60 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies bicultural practice and health and safety as B-graded dimensions. The service acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua in its curriculum, though te reo and tikanga detail is limited, and has addressed previous health and safety non-compliances to meet regulatory standards.
Tui Art Early Learning Centre
Tui Art Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Beach Haven with a roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from September 2021 shows B grades for health and safety (with non-compliances now addressed) and leadership and governance.
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Frequently asked
- How many daycare and ECE centres are in Beach Haven?
- There are 7 licensed early childhood services in Beach Haven, Auckland: 5 education & care, 1 playcentre, 1 kindergarten. Combined enrolment 361 children.
- Is there childcare near me in Beach Haven?
- Yes — Beach Haven has 7 licensed early childhood services, every one of them listed below with its address, service type and 20 Hours ECE status. To rank them by walking or driving distance from your exact address, use our find-by-address radius search.
- What's the largest daycare in Beach Haven?
- BestStart Beach Haven is the largest licensed centre in Beach Haven with 120 children enrolled (education & care). See the per-centre listing below for size details on every centre.
- Which centres in Beach Haven offer 20 Hours ECE?
- 0 of 7 centres (0%) in Beach Haven participate in 20 Hours ECE, which subsidises up to 20 hours/week of care for 3-5 year olds. The 20-Hrs pill on each centre card below shows participation.
- Are there kindergartens in Beach Haven?
- Yes — 1 kindergarten in Beach Haven. Free Kindergartens typically charge little or nothing for 3-5 year olds because of 20 Hours ECE.
- Which operator chains have centres in Beach Haven?
- 3 operator chains with centres in Beach Haven: BestStart Educare (1), Playcentre Aotearoa (1), Auckland Kindergarten Association (1). Plus 4 independent centres.
- How much does daycare cost in Beach Haven?
- Costs in Beach Haven follow the NZ national pattern: education & care centres typically $280-$360/week for under-2s, dropping to $0-$100/week for 3-5 year olds at 20-Hours-participating centres. Free Kindergartens charge little or nothing for 3-5 year olds. FamilyBoost (25% IRD rebate, $75/week cap) applies on top. See our /cost-of-daycare/beach-haven/ page for the per-age × per-type breakdown.
- What government support is available for childcare in Beach Haven?
- All 7 licensed centres in Beach Haven are eligible for the three stackable supports: 20 Hours ECE (universal for 3-5yr olds at 0 participating Beach Haven centres), the means-tested Childcare Subsidy from MSD, and FamilyBoost (25% rebate up to $75/week from IRD, phased out from $140k-$180k household income). Use our /familyboost-calculator for your specific net weekly cost.
- How much is childcare per hour NZ?
- See the centre listings, methodology, and our FamilyBoost calculator on this page for daycare in Beach Haven.
- How much does a child cost per week in NZ?
- See the centre listings, methodology, and our FamilyBoost calculator on this page for daycare in Beach Haven.
- How much does Winz pay for childcare subsidy?
- See the centre listings, methodology, and our FamilyBoost calculator on this page for daycare in Beach Haven.
- How many hours is free daycare NZ?
- See the centre listings, methodology, and our FamilyBoost calculator on this page for daycare in Beach Haven.
- How much does it cost to care for a child per week?
- See the centre listings, methodology, and our FamilyBoost calculator on this page for daycare in Beach Haven.
Understanding NZ ECE — topic guides
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.