Maungawhau Playcentre
Playcentre
30 Marsden Avenue, Mount Eden · Auckland - Albert-Eden
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
"Children use the extensive indoor and outdoor areas well and experience a full range of learning opportunities that provide a wide scope for imaginative and collaborative play."
Well-resourced learning environment with good range of activities; Te Whāriki links could be strengthened.
"Parents/whānau are a positive, guiding presence. They follow children's lead as they engage in play, responding to their conversations and providing extra resources that might bring more complexity to their thinking."
Positive adult presence supporting children's play and learning; strong family engagement.
"Centre practices are based on the Playcentre philosophy of families learning together. The centre's philosophy affirms parents as valued and best educators of their children and promotes social opportunities for children and families."
Strong family-centred philosophy with parents as educators; positive collaborative approach.
"Playcentre's 'whānau tupu ngātahi' philosophical approach is reflected in centre members' commitment to incorporating bicultural practices in programmes for their children. There is very effective centre leadership for this focus. Parents/whānau are becoming more confident to include te reo and waiata Māori incidentally in sessions."
Bicultural practices developing; strong leadership but te reo inclusion still emerging.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:2 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:2 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimum requirements; legal compliance attested through self-audit.
"Centre members have adopted planned approaches to implementing the Playcentre Aotearoa policy framework. They make decisions collectively at regular meetings. Centre members have developed strategic and annual planning to guide their progress. Internal evaluation leads to change and improvement."
Strong strategic planning, collective decision-making, and internal evaluation driving improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Maungawhau 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
30 Marsden Avenue, Mount Eden. 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 Maungawhau Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Maungawhau Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Maungawhau Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Maungawhau Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Maungawhau Playcentre?
- 30 Marsden Avenue Mount Eden Auckland - Albert-Eden
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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 #22025) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2018-08-31): 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.