Hinuera Playcentre
Playcentre
Hinuera Road, Hinuera · Matamata-Piako District
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
"A more consistent approach to the quality and frequency of assessments is needed to more successfully identify individual children's progress and development, and plan next steps for learning."
Assessment consistency and quality need improvement; some good practice evident.
"Children are well settled and engage in sustained learning in a physically and emotionally supportive environment."
Children settled, supported; strong sense of belonging and positive relationships.
"Parents maintain a welcoming environment, with a strong sense of belonging and community for both children and adults."
Parents actively involved; welcoming environment; some communication needs identified.
"There is some visibility of te reo Māori in wall displays and members are working to increase the everyday use of te reo Māori. Parents agree there is a need to further develop the way te reo and tikanga Māori are integrated throughout the curriculum."
Limited te reo and tikanga integration; emerging efforts; needs strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Members informally review the daily programme and centre organisation. There continues to be a need to develop self-review processes to evaluate the curriculum and how effectively the service is promoting best learning outcomes for children."
Informal review only; self-review processes underdeveloped; governance systems emerging.
Source: Education Review Office review of Hinuera 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 Hinuera 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
Hinuera Road, Hinuera. 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 Hinuera Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Hinuera Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Hinuera Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Hinuera Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Hinuera Playcentre?
- Hinuera Road Hinuera Matamata-Piako 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 #30002) ↗ · 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.