Hinds Playcentre
Playcentre
Rhodes Street, Ealing-Lowcliffe · Ashburton District
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
"Children experience a broad range of activities. Their learning is further extended by adults, through the thoughtful planning from previous sessions."
Effective teaching and planning evident; assessment and planning practices improved.
"Families and whānau experience an inclusive environment. Adults are respectful of tikanga Māori and use te reo Māori in the programme. There is a focus on building strong relationships to ensure a sense of wellbeing and belonging for all adults and children at the centre."
Strong focus on belonging, relationships, and inclusive environment.
"Parents could be more involved in documenting the learning stories."
Partnership developing; opportunity to increase parent involvement in assessment documentation.
"Adults are respectful of tikanga Māori and use te reo Māori in the programme."
Bicultural practice evident; identified as area to continue strengthening.
"The effective implementation of a recently-reviewed policy and procedure framework will help parents and whānau to ensure that children have safe and healthy learning environments while at playcentre."
Policies and procedures in place; ratios exceed minimum requirements.
"Aspects of internal evaluation are being developed with continued assistance from the centre support worker."
Strategic planning in place; internal evaluation systems developing with external support.
Source: Education Review Office review of Hinds 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
Rhodes Street, Ealing-Lowcliffe. 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 Hinds Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Hinds Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Hinds Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Hinds Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Hinds Playcentre?
- Rhodes Street Ealing-Lowcliffe Ashburton 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 #70070) ↗ · 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.