Houghton Valley Playcentre
Playcentre
84 Houghton Valley Road, Houghton Bay · Wellington City
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
"Houghton Valley Playcentre's curriculum effectively supports all children's holistic development."
Highly effective curriculum with strong Te Whāriki implementation and assessment practices.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children's interests, strengths and parent's aspirations are continually discussed and shared. This contributes positively to continuity of learning for children."
Effective parent engagement with continuous dialogue about children's learning and family aspirations.
"Te ao Māori is meaningfully woven through experiences, rituals and activities and is an integral part of teaching and learning."
Te reo Māori and tikanga embedded across curriculum; bilingual session and Kaiarahi Mātauranga Māori employed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre's internal evaluation processes are learner focused, very well implemented and appropriately guide ongoing decision-making."
Strong internal evaluation, strategic planning, and professional learning support continuous improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Houghton Valley 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 Houghton Valley 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
84 Houghton Valley Road, Houghton 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 Houghton Valley Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Houghton Valley Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Houghton Valley Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Houghton Valley Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Houghton Valley Playcentre?
- 84 Houghton Valley Road Houghton Bay Wellington City
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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 #55359) ↗ · 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.