Leamington Playcentre
Playcentre
Cnr Burns & Thompson Streets, Leamington · Waipa 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 benefit from a broad range of learning experiences. The outdoor play areas include extensive native bush plantings and mature trees that invite exploration and provide many opportunities to learn about the natural world. There are many opportunities for problem solving and physical challenges that promote risk-taking in a safe environment."
Sound learning experiences across multiple areas with intentional design evident.
"Children and their whānau are made to feel welcome as valued members of a family-based community. They both enjoy warm, affirming and supportive relationships in the playcentre, where manaakitanga and whanaungatanga are highly evident."
Warm relationships and strong sense of belonging clearly established.
"A feature of the playcentre is the high ratio of involved whānau committed to sharing early childhood experiences with their children. This ensures children enjoy high quality interactions, which includes rich oral language and the sharing of stories."
Exemplary whānau engagement with high involvement in children's learning.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The New Zealand Playcentre Federation and the WPA continue to provide effective governance, strategic direction, management support and adult education programmes for the centre."
Effective governance and support provided; cooperative leadership model working well.
Source: Education Review Office review of Leamington 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 Leamington 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
Cnr Burns & Thompson Streets, Leamington. 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 Leamington Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Leamington Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Leamington Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Leamington Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Leamington Playcentre?
- Cnr Burns & Thompson Streets Leamington Waipa 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 #33012) ↗ · 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.