Otakiri Playcentre
Playcentre
583 Otakiri Road RD 3, Edgecumbe · Whakatane 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 learning space is deliberately set with adult-directed activities and experiences, which inhibit children's ability to engage in self directed play."
Adult-directed activities inhibit self-directed play; assessment and planning need strengthening.
"Children are confident and are developing a sense of belonging at playcentre."
Children developing belonging; positive relationships promoted; some areas need development.
"There is good support for families from different cultures who are encouraged to participate and are supported to integrate into the community."
Support for diverse families evident; parents lack access to operational documents for induction.
"strengthen the curriculum so that it reflects the bicultural intent of the early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki"
Curriculum does not adequately reflect bicultural intent of Te Whāriki; requires urgent development.
"ERO identified areas of non-compliance relating to governance and management, and health and safety."
Non-compliance identified in excursion records, hazard checks, furniture securing, and other safety areas.
"Leadership has not provided clear direction to inform the centre's vision/mission, annual plan development, self-review and required health and safety practices."
Leadership lacks clear direction; no documented self-review processes; non-compliance in governance.
Source: Education Review Office review of Otakiri 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
583 Otakiri Road RD 3, Edgecumbe. 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 Otakiri Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Otakiri Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Otakiri Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Otakiri Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Otakiri Playcentre?
- 583 Otakiri Road RD 3 Edgecumbe Whakatane 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 #40026) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2011-08-31): 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.