Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre
Playcentre
50 The Parade, Bucklands Beach · Auckland - Howick
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
"Centre members record children's learning and progress in well-presented individual portfolios. The 'notice, recognise, respond' framework is used effectively by some members to document children's learning stories."
Learning documentation evident but consistency of practice needs strengthening across members.
"Families display a strong sense of belonging and children are secure, settled and happy. A well-developed sense of community is evident."
Strong sense of belonging and secure, happy children demonstrated consistently.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Centre members have developed a shared understanding of bicultural practices. They incorporate waiata and te reo me ngā tikanga Māori in everyday practices. Some assessments incorporate te reo Māori. More experienced members should continue to support others to increase the consistency of bicultural practices."
Bicultural practices developing but consistency needs strengthening across members.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements"
Staffing ratios exceed minimum requirements; compliance with health and safety requirements attested.
"Effective leadership from office holders, the 'buddy system' and an induction process helps to familiarise new members with the Playcentre philosophy and Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Effective collaborative leadership and induction systems established for member development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi 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 Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi 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
50 The Parade, Bucklands Beach. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre?
- 50 The Parade Bucklands Beach Auckland - Howick
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25224) ↗ · 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.