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Leeston Playcentre

Playcentre

📞 03-3772540

4 May Street, Leeston · Selwyn District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
70078

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

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Effective internal evaluation practices help parents to know what is working well, what is improving and what could be done differently."

Sound internal evaluation practices; some alignment with Te Whāriki being developed.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"Coordinators and parents demonstrate a commitment to growing a bicultural environment and to including te reo and tikanga Māori in daily practice. External support and expertise is sought where necessary, including for children with special needs."

Commitment to bicultural environment; te reo and tikanga incorporated; seeking external expertise.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Leeston 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Leeston 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

4 May Street, Leeston. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2022-08-31
Total revenue$45,709
Surplus / deficit$2,965
Paid employees1

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Leeston Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Leeston Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Leeston Playcentre?
25 children attend Leeston Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Leeston Playcentre?
4 May Street Leeston Selwyn District

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Active Explorers Leeston 0.8 km
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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 2022-08-31· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.