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Oxford Playcentre

Playcentre

📞 03-3772540

Main Road, Oxford · Waimakariri District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
70094

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

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"A safe and comfortable space is provided for infants and non-mobile children to be involved in a range of learning experiences."

Safe, comfortable learning spaces provided for all children including infants.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"extending the parents and whānau knowledge and use of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori in the curriculum, in ways that are meaningful for children"

Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori identified as next step for improvement.

Health & safety
B
"They take reasonable steps to promote the good health and safety of children."

Reasonable steps taken to promote children's health and safety.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Oxford 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Oxford 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

Main Road, Oxford. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Oxford Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Oxford Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Oxford Playcentre?
25 children attend Oxford Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Oxford Playcentre?
Main Road Oxford Waimakariri District

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Nearby & related

Oxford Early Learning Centre 1.2 km
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Oxford Kindy 1.6 km
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Sources & verification

Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:

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)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.