Pamapuria Playcentre
Playcentre
6964 State Highway 1, RD 2, Pamapuria · Far North 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
"Children's portfolios are good records of their learning. They foreground learning dispositions, identify learning that is happening and show good links to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Well-established portfolio practice with Te Whāriki links; room for deeper complexity in planning.
"Children of all ages are relaxed and settled in the centre environment. They have good access to a wide range of learning resources and play together cooperatively and imaginatively. Children are confident approaching adults, knowing they will respond to their ideas and needs."
Children relaxed, settled, confident; good cooperation and imaginative play evident.
"Parents work well to build trusting, supportive relationships with children and each other. They become partners in children's play."
Strong parent-child partnerships; trusting relationships established; parents engaged as play partners.
"Te reo Māori is very visible in the centre environment. Some centre members are skilled in using te reo in their interactions with children. Members recognise this as a continued area for development, alongside including tikanga Māori in activities and areas of play."
Te reo visible but inconsistent use; recognised need to strengthen knowledge and deepen te ao Māori.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Pamapuria 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 Pamapuria 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
6964 State Highway 1, RD 2, Pamapuria. 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 Pamapuria Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Pamapuria Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Pamapuria Playcentre?
- 28 children attend Pamapuria Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Pamapuria Playcentre?
- 6964 State Highway 1, RD 2 Pamapuria Far North 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 #17027) ↗ · 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.