We offer flexible hours at Waiapu Kids St Matthew’s to make childcare easy for you.
We are open from 7.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday to look after your children.
Please come in and have a chat, or give us a call on 06 878 6924 to talk about enrolment and your children.
Government funding
We have government-funded free hours to keep costs as affordable as possible for our whānau.
The government funds the cost of children aged three to five years old to attend early childhood education centres, like Waiapu Kids St Matthew’s, for up to 20 hours a week.
The Work and Income Childcare Subsidy is available to help families earning less than a certain threshold with the cost of all preschool childcare. A childcare subsidy is normally paid for up to nine hours per week if parents are not working, studying or training. For parents who are working, studying or training, you may be able to get up to 50 hours per week subsidised.