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Mananui Playcentre

Playcentre

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71 Riverside Drive, Whakatāne West · Whakatane District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
40031

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

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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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

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

Wellbeing and belonging demonstrated; positive relationships support learning

Whānau partnership
B
"The experienced president and committee members encourage parents to participate in adult education courses in early childhood development."

Parent engagement promoted through education courses; parents valued as educators

Bicultural practice
→C
"Māori learners are supported by the use of waiata and te reo Māori is visible in the environment. Members should continue to strengthen the bicultural curriculum."

Te reo and waiata visible; bicultural curriculum requires further strengthening

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
→B
"Leaders are promoting a positive culture for learning. Regular meetings are well documented and focused on improvements and sharing of knowledge with all members."

Positive culture established; regular documented meetings; professional development promoted

Source: Education Review Office review of Mananui 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 Mananui 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
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

71 Riverside Drive, Whakatāne West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Mananui Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Mananui Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Mananui Playcentre?
25 children attend Mananui Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Mananui Playcentre?
71 Riverside Drive Whakatāne West Whakatane District

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All centres in Whakatāne West
Including the 6 others nearby
Cost of daycare in Whakatāne West
By age + FamilyBoost net
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Other Playcentre Aotearoa centres nationally

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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: 545 centres covered· 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.