Manawaru Playcentre
Playcentre
405B Manawaru Road, Waihou-Manawaru · Matamata-Piako District
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
"They successfully plan and provide authentic and rich learning opportunities for the diverse interests and ages of children."
Effective planning and provision of rich learning opportunities across diverse interests and ages.
"Children engage in sustained learning in a physically and emotionally safe environment."
Children sustained learning in safe, supportive environment with strong sense of belonging.
"Families effectively share leadership roles and responsibilities for the day-to-day running of the playcentre."
Families actively share leadership roles and responsibilities; parent collaboration strong.
"Parent members should use self-review practices to help them identify ways to integrate local history and tikanga Māori into the programme."
Identified next step to integrate local history and tikanga Māori into programme.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Internal evaluation practices have been improved and are supporting the playcentre to systematically inquire into the quality of education and care they provide."
Improved internal evaluation practices; systematic inquiry into quality supported.
Source: Education Review Office review of Manawaru 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 Manawaru 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
405B Manawaru Road, Waihou-Manawaru. 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 Manawaru Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Manawaru Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Manawaru Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Manawaru Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Manawaru Playcentre?
- 405B Manawaru Road Waihou-Manawaru Matamata-Piako 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 #32005) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2017-08-31): 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.