Ohau Playcentre
Playcentre
12 Muhunoa East Road, Ōhau-Manakau · Horowhenua 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
"Parents are at the early stages of developing their understanding of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and its implementation. Newly introduced assessment requires deepening to effectively inform planning of a responsive local curriculum."
Assessment developing; Te Whāriki understanding emerging; curriculum responsiveness inconsistent.
"Children lead their own learning and their choices are respected. They confidently communicate with peers and adults, displaying a sense of ownership, belonging and trust. Infants and toddlers experience warm, respectful caregiving from all adults."
Children display strong belonging, trust, and social confidence; warm caregiving relationships evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Significant strengthening of the bicultural curriculum is required. Adults should intentionally integrate opportunities for children to experience te ao Māori throughout the session."
Bicultural curriculum requires significant strengthening; intentional te ao Māori integration lacking.
"Systems and procedures that promote children's health and safety are not effectively implemented. Safe sleeping practices outlined in the Playcentre Aotearoa policy are not reliably adhered to and records of checks made on sleeping children show inconsistent monitoring. The recording of accidents involving children has not taken place over time. Hazard identification and management is ineffective in promoting a safe outdoor environment."
Non-compliance: sleep monitoring inconsistent, accidents not recorded, outdoor hazards unmanaged.
"Self review is not currently undertaken. Development of a useful self-review process and building parent understanding of review and evaluation is required. This should enhance decision making that is focused on improving outcomes for children."
Self-review absent; evaluation processes not established; limited strategic direction evident.
Source: Education Review Office review of Ohau 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 Ohau 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
12 Muhunoa East Road, Ōhau-Manakau. 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 Ohau Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Ohau Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Ohau Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Ohau Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Ohau Playcentre?
- 12 Muhunoa East Road Ōhau-Manakau Horowhenua 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 #52024) ↗ · 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.