Appleby Playcentre
Playcentre
Appleby Domain, Inlet Waimea West · Tasman District
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Playcentre Aotearoa Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2025-07-17
"The curriculum is informed by assessment planning and evaluation processes consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Assessment and Te Whāriki alignment evident; parents engaged in curriculum design.
"Children are supported to make decisions about their play and learning within an inclusive and responsive environment."
Children supported in decision-making within inclusive, responsive environment.
"Parents as first teachers are actively engaged in designing a curriculum for children that aims to nurture reciprocal relationships and promote social competence."
Parents actively engaged in curriculum design with reciprocal relationships.
"increasing opportunities for children to hear, speak and experience te reo me ngā tikanga Māori in meaningful learning contexts."
Te reo and tikanga identified as next step; opportunities to increase.
"Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Non-compliances addressed; now meeting regulatory health and safety standards.
"A policy framework and annual planning guide centre operations."
Policy framework and annual planning guide established for operations.
Source: Education Review Office review of Appleby 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 computedThe 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
Appleby Domain, Inlet Waimea West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Appleby Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Appleby Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Appleby Playcentre?
- 26 children attend Appleby Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Appleby Playcentre?
- Appleby Domain Inlet Waimea West Tasman District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #65101) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
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
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.