Opoho Playcentre
Playcentre
28 A Signal Hill Road, Opoho · Dunedin City
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2025-07-17
"Children benefit from a broad curriculum, with many opportunities for early literacy, science exploration, nature studies and the development of physical skills and confidence."
Broad curriculum with diverse learning opportunities; planning and assessment systems in place but strategies need clari
"Children benefit from positive, collaborative relationships they have with each other and the many adults who attend."
Strong positive relationships, sense of belonging, excellent support for infants and young children, mixed-age social de
"Parents effectively support the learning and development of all children, along with their own. This contributes to a sense of whanaungatanga, where families and children have a strong sense of belonging."
Strong parent engagement, collaborative relationships, high adult presence supporting children's learning and developmen
"Parents have a strong commitment to integrating Māori perspectives and valuing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the programme and centre practices. Several parents regularly use te reo Māori with children."
Strong commitment to Te Tiriti and Māori perspectives; te reo Māori being used; commitment evident but could be more emb
"the centre administrator role which provides sound monitoring of health, safety and compliance"
Sound health and safety monitoring; ratios exceed minimums; legal requirements attested as met.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Opoho 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 Opoho 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
28 A Signal Hill Road, Opoho. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Opoho Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Opoho Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Opoho Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Opoho Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Opoho Playcentre?
- 28 A Signal Hill Road Opoho Dunedin City
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Nearby & related
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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 #81027) ↗ · 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.