Kerikeri Playcentre
Playcentre
Landing Road, Riverview · Far North 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
"Child-led learning is highly evident in the ways that parents and children of all ages, engage and utilise the facilities."
Child-led learning highly evident; play-based pedagogy strongly embedded.
"Respectful, child-centred interactions inform all aspects of the learning programme."
Respectful interactions; child-centred approach consistently demonstrated.
"The centre welcomes new members and provides excellent ongoing support for families."
Excellent family support; strong parent engagement in cooperative model.
"Kerikeri Playcentre members have focused on strengthening bicultural practices. Their session routines and practices consistently support tikanga and te reo Māori."
Consistent tikanga and te reo Māori integration; strengthened bicultural practices.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimum requirements; compliance systems in place.
"Leadership is nurtured and encouraged through the parent cooperative, which meets regularly to plan and review all aspects of centre operations."
Leadership nurtured through cooperative; regular strategic planning evident.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kerikeri 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
Landing Road, Riverview. 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 Kerikeri Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Kerikeri Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kerikeri Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Kerikeri Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kerikeri Playcentre?
- Landing Road Riverview 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 #16248) ↗ · 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.