Outram Playcentre
Playcentre
9 Beaumaris Street, Bush Road · Dunedin City
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 are confident explorers who are well supported to make choices and lead their own learning. Group themes and activities successfully run alongside individual programmes and provide a variety of contexts for learning in the local community."
Effective learning opportunities with choice and exploration; Te Whāriki integration identified as next step
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents work closely with the educator to plan and assess their children's learning and development. Each child has goals and an individual learning plan. The plan links closely to their lives at home and their parents' wishes for their development and learning."
Strong parental involvement in planning and assessment; individualised plans aligned with family values
"There is some inclusion of a Māori dimension throughout the programme."
Limited bicultural practice; continued knowledge building identified as next step
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The educator and president effectively build parents' understanding of the playcentre approach and philosophy. Most parents have undertaken some playcentre parent training."
Effective leadership of playcentre approach; internal evaluation strengthening identified as next step
Source: Education Review Office review of Outram 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 Outram 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
9 Beaumaris Street, Bush Road. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Outram Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Outram Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Outram Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Outram Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Outram Playcentre?
- 9 Beaumaris Street Bush Road Dunedin City
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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 #81028) ↗ · 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.