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Amberley Playcentre

Playcentre

Chamberlain Park, Amberley · Hurunui District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
70014

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Education Review · 2025-07-17

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children are actively involved in a wide range of interesting learning experiences, including creative, sensory and physical play."

Children engaged in diverse learning experiences; assessment and planning emerging.

Children's wellbeing
B
"They warmly welcome children and their families into an inclusive and supportive learning environment."

Inclusive environment, positive relationships, strong focus on wellbeing evident.

Whānau partnership
B
"Parents are empowered to grow and learn with their children and become valued partners in their children's learning."

Parents as partners; collaborative communication; involvement in documentation.

Bicultural practice
C
"The parent group demonstrates a commitment to developing understandings of bicultural perspectives and growing practices that are respectful of the Māori culture."

Commitment evident but bicultural practice is emerging and needs embedding.

Health & safety
B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Legal compliance confirmed; ratios exceed minimum requirements.

Leadership & governance
B
"The parent group are reflective and are making increasingly good use of strategic planning and internal evaluation to support ongoing improvement and positive outcomes for children."

Coordinators and parent leaders collaborative; internal evaluation developing.

Source: Education Review Office review of Amberley Playcentre dated 2025-07-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed
68 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.

Location

Chamberlain Park, Amberley. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Amberley Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Amberley Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Amberley Playcentre?
25 children attend Amberley Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Amberley Playcentre?
Chamberlain Park Amberley Hurunui District

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Sources & verification

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Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.

Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.