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Maihiihi Playcentre

Playcentre

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748 Maihiihi Road, Maihiihi · Ōtorohanga District

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
31005

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
C
"The assessment, planning and evaluation of children's learning requires strengthening so that all individual children have consistent records of learning."

Assessment and planning inconsistent; requires strengthening for individual children.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Children and their families develop a strong sense of belonging."

Strong sense of belonging developed; inclusive practices support families.

Whānau partnership
B
"Inclusive practices support children and families with English as a second language to participate and to build lasting friendships."

Inclusive practices support families; communication ongoing regarding changes.

Bicultural practice
→C
"Māori children benefit from a strengthened approach to te ao Māori."

Te ao Māori approach developing; bicultural resources purchased but portfolio documentation lacking.

Health & safety
D
"ERO identified several areas of non-compliance relating to the safety of children."

Non-compliance identified in physical safety; hazard identification systems need strengthening.

Leadership & governance
C
"Further support is required for members to strengthen processes including assessment for learning, internal evaluation and strategic planning."

Strategic planning and internal evaluation processes developing; need continued strengthening.

Source: Education Review Office review of Maihiihi 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
52 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade D · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
25
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

748 Maihiihi Road, Maihiihi. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2016-08-31
Total revenue$26,680
Surplus / deficit$5,744
Paid employees1

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Maihiihi Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Maihiihi Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Maihiihi Playcentre?
30 children attend Maihiihi Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Maihiihi Playcentre?
748 Maihiihi Road Maihiihi Ōtorohanga District

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Nearby & related

Wharepuhunga Playcentre 8.3 km
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Sources & verification

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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)
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: 2016-08-31· 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.