Freemans Bay Playcentre
Playcentre
124 Wellington Street, Freemans Bay · Auckland - Waitematā
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 provide a play-based programme. The learning environment is interesting and well-resourced, reflects children's interests and sustains their engagement in play and learning. Literacy, mathematics and science learning is integrated in meaningful ways."
Play-based, well-resourced learning environment with integrated curriculum content.
"Children are capable and confident learners. They show a strong sense of ownership and belonging in the centre. Children have fun, play well in groups and are eager to learn. They develop independence, friendships and a positive attitude to learning in a welcoming and supportive environment."
Strong sense of belonging, confidence, independence and positive relationships evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Centre members' commitment to embedding te reo and tikanga Māori in the programme is evident. They are eager to continue to enrich their knowledge of bicultural practices. The cultural diversity and the strengths and abilities of children and their whānau are valued in the centre."
Te reo and tikanga embedded with commitment to further development and cultural inclusion.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Centre members have adopted planned approaches to implementing the Playcentre Aotearoa policy framework. They have many processes for internal evaluation. While much of their reflection and evaluation is not recorded in depth, whānau are highly consultative and decisions are made by consensus. Good quality meeting minutes provide evidence of reflection on practices and reporting by office-holders."
Sound governance framework with evaluation processes; opportunity to deepen documentation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Freemans Bay 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 Freemans Bay 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
124 Wellington Street, Freemans Bay. 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 Freemans Bay Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Freemans Bay Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Freemans Bay Playcentre?
- 28 children attend Freemans Bay Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Freemans Bay Playcentre?
- 124 Wellington Street Freemans Bay Auckland - Waitematā
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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 #22016) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2019-08-31): 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.