Mairangi Bay Playcentre
Playcentre
112 Kowhai Road, Mairangi Bay · Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
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
"Literacy and numeracy are well integrated into children's play experiences. Children have good opportunities to develop learning dispositions and working theories."
Sound integration of literacy/numeracy; learning stories aligned to Te Whāriki but opportunity to strengthen disposition
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Members continue to include and extend bicultural practices in the programme and learning environment. They are building their confidence in using te reo and tikanga Māori more consistently during sessions. Members are considering ways of valuing children's diverse backgrounds more directly. Both of these initiatives could now be more deliberately planned for and evaluated."
Building confidence in te reo and tikanga; opportunities to strengthen deliberate planning and evaluation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre's strategic vision and annual planning priorities strongly emphasise positive outcomes for children. Internal evaluation is well structured, systematic, and improvement focused. Adults are now keen to include children's voice as an integral part of these evaluations."
Well-structured internal evaluation; systematic improvement focus; emerging children's voice integration.
Source: Education Review Office review of Mairangi Bay 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 Mairangi Bay 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
112 Kowhai Road, Mairangi Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Mairangi Bay Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Mairangi Bay Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Mairangi Bay Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Mairangi Bay Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Mairangi Bay Playcentre?
- 112 Kowhai Road Mairangi Bay Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #22043) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- 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.