Bombay Playcentre
Playcentre
33 Paparata Road, Bombay Hills · Auckland - Franklin
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
"Children's play and exploration are promoted as valued learning. Children are confident and trusted by adults to follow interests, freely explore and contribute to their own and others learning. Parents are fully engaged alongside children, supporting and extending learning through listening, role modelling and asking open questions."
Exemplary play-based pedagogy with strong parental engagement and assessment practices.
"A strong sense of wellbeing and belonging is demonstrated by children and their families."
Children and families demonstrate strong sense of belonging and positive relationships.
"Centre members give clear priority to establishing positive, respectful and reciprocal relationships with each family. They have created a welcoming and inclusive culture that is responsive to children's individual preferences and needs."
Strong family engagement, welcoming culture, responsive to family needs and preferences.
"Bicultural awareness and practices are developing well. Centre members demonstrate a commitment to using te reo Māori in sessions, learning about and including significant events and celebrations."
Developing bicultural practices with commitment to te reo Māori and cultural celebrations.
"To improve practice the association and centre members should ensure that all policies and documents are current, relevant and consistently implemented. implement a system of regular appraisal for employees. develop, document and implement an annual plan secure heavy objects that might fall record accidents and incidents to eliminate hazards record risk assessment for excursions."
Systems in place but improvements needed in policy documentation, appraisals, and risk management.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Bombay 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 Bombay 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
33 Paparata Road, Bombay Hills. 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 Bombay Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Bombay Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Bombay Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Bombay Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Bombay Playcentre?
- 33 Paparata Road Bombay Hills Auckland - Franklin
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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 #25200) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2017-08-31): 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.