Martinborough Playcentre
Playcentre
38 Venice Street, Martinborough · South Wairarapa 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
"Literacy, mathematics and science learning are woven through the curriculum, in play-based contexts. Children with diverse learning needs are supported to engage with the programme."
Play-based learning with literacy, maths, science evident; diverse needs supported.
"Children of all ages display a strong sense of belonging in the centre."
Strong sense of belonging demonstrated across all age groups.
"A good range of communication strategies is in place to inform whānau of ongoing changes and invite their input."
Multiple communication strategies in place; families informed and invited for input.
"Children benefit from aspects of kaupapa Māori in the curriculum. Plans are in place to build members' knowledge through whānau expertise, Playcentre Aotearoa support and professional learning with local iwi."
Kaupapa Māori aspects present; plans to develop bicultural curriculum in progress.
"Reported ratios of adults to children Under 2 1:2 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:2 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimum requirements for both age groups.
"A next step is to plan strategies that challenge children to extend their learning. As the cycle of assessment, planning and evaluation develops, regional staff should support members to use cultural information to further strengthen their response."
Internal evaluation cycle developing; regional support needed to strengthen practices.
Source: Education Review Office review of Martinborough 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 computedThe 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
38 Venice Street, Martinborough. 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 Martinborough Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Martinborough Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Martinborough Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Martinborough Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Martinborough Playcentre?
- 38 Venice Street Martinborough South Wairarapa 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 #60007) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2016-08-31): 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.