Kawakawa Playcentre
Playcentre
Albert Street, Kawakawa · Far North 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
"Further development of assessment, planning and evaluation processes are required to better promote positive learning outcomes for children."
Assessment, planning and evaluation processes need strengthening and development.
"Children are able to make choices about their involvement in a wide range of activities. They are able to experiment and take risks. Children follow their interests at their own pace, supported by adults who encourage their efforts and celebrate their achievements. They enjoy friendships with their peers and play cooperatively."
Children experience choice, encouragement, belonging, and positive peer relationships.
"The primary focus of current members is to increase the number of families involved in the centre and ensure its ongoing viability."
Centre struggling with low family engagement and participation in operations.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Kawakawa Playcentre must address significant hazards to children's safety in the outdoor area."
Significant safety hazards in outdoor areas require urgent attention and compliance.
"Centre leaders understand the importance of implementing the Playcentre organisation's systems and processes. They are beginning to implement internal evaluation processes and are considering ways to strengthen links between the programme of activities they provide and Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Leadership emerging in systems implementation and internal evaluation but still developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kawakawa 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 Kawakawa 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
Albert Street, Kawakawa. 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 Kawakawa Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Kawakawa Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kawakawa Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Kawakawa Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kawakawa Playcentre?
- Albert Street Kawakawa Far North 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 #16347) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2013-08-31): 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.