Mangatangi & Districts Playcentre
Playcentre
2053 Miranda Road, Mangatangi · Waikato 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
"Adults plan and implement a programme that contributes to children developing: curiosity and love of learning leadership and social skills confidence in their physical ability to manage challenge and risk taking ability to be involved in projects over time and add complexity to their learning. The programme is clearly linked to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, documented and evaluated at regular meetings."
Sound Te Whāriki implementation with documented, evaluated programme; good intentional teaching observed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Aspects of Māori culture are valued and recognised in the environment and programme. Children are developing their skills with poi and rakau and enjoy sharing waiata with adults at mat times. Individual pepeha are displayed and there is good inclusion of the diverse cultures of all families in the programme."
Basic incorporation of te reo and tikanga; gaps identified in local iwi knowledge and meaningful te reo contexts.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Mangatangi & Districts 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Mangatangi & Districts 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
2053 Miranda Road, Mangatangi. 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 Mangatangi & Districts Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Mangatangi & Districts Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Mangatangi & Districts Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Mangatangi & Districts Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Mangatangi & Districts Playcentre?
- 2053 Miranda Road Mangatangi Waikato 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 #32003) ↗ · 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.