Ashhurst Playcentre
Playcentre
118 Stanford Street, Ashhurst · Palmerston North City
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2025-07-17
"The environment and children's portfolios are yet to clearly make visible what the centre values for its learners and for learning."
Assessment and planning practices underdeveloped; responsiveness to culture and identity needs strengthening.
"Warm and affirming relationships assist children and families to develop a sense of belonging. Tuakana teina relationships are evident."
Strong relationships and sense of belonging evident; transitions well supported with local schools.
"Whānau and families are valued as the primary educators of their children. Curriculum planning and implementation is a shared responsibility."
Families central to philosophy; shared responsibility for curriculum planning established.
"Members are aware of the need to strengthen te ao Māori practices to better support Māori learners. This is confirmed by ERO's external evaluation."
Te reo and tikanga visible but te ao Māori practices need strengthening; bicultural education requires development.
"Reported ratios of adults to children Under 2 1:1 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:5 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimum requirements; assurance statement confirms legal compliance.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Ashhurst 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Ashhurst Playcentre hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
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
118 Stanford Street, Ashhurst. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Ashhurst Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Ashhurst Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Ashhurst Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Ashhurst Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Ashhurst Playcentre?
- 118 Stanford Street Ashhurst Palmerston North City
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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 #52008) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2016-08-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.