Motueka Playcentre
Playcentre
27 Talbot Street, Motueka North · Tasman 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
"The daily programme is largely child led with adults providing activities to provoke interest, new ideas and investigation. Aspects of literacy, mathematics and science are introduced in play-based ways."
Child-led programme with intentional activity provision; assessment improving but needs strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Members agree that the organisations acknowledgement of the importance of bicultural partnership has yet to be adequately reflected in centre practice. As a next step they intend to identify the aspirations whānau Māori have for their children's learning to support a more meaningful approach to planning for learning."
Bicultural practice acknowledged as developing; whānau Māori aspirations identification needed.
"Reported ratios of adults to children Under 2 1:1 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:1 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed requirements; some policy compliance gaps identified requiring attention.
"Nelson-based CSWs are receiving targeted professional learning and development from the organisation linked to regional priorities for improvement. A more constructive approach to CSW support for centres, including reporting that is more responsive to needs, is in the early stages of implementation."
Support structures in place; professional learning occurring; appraisal process needs strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Motueka 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 Motueka 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
27 Talbot Street, Motueka North. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Motueka Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Motueka Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Motueka Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Motueka Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Motueka Playcentre?
- 27 Talbot Street Motueka North Tasman 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 #65106) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- 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.