Papamoa Playcentre
Playcentre
301 Dickson Road, Papamoa · Tauranga 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 experience a curriculum that strongly links to their home experiences, and responds to their strengths and interests. The local curriculum is well designed and integrates the knowledge, skills and aspirations of adults to enrich outcomes for children."
Curriculum effectively designed and responsive to children's interests and home experiences.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Communication systems and displays keep members well informed about centre operations and events and celebrate the success of members in training. Whānau reported that children going on to school experience success as confident learners."
Effective communication with families and positive feedback on children's school transition outcomes.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A shared approach is resulting in effective leadership. In the centre there are clearly documented roles and responsibilities. Succession planning is well managed and contributes to ongoing, sustainable centre operations. Members set clear strategic direction for the centre. Effective internal evaluation processes lead to ongoing development and improvement."
Clear shared leadership, documented roles, well-managed succession planning, and effective evaluation processes.
Source: Education Review Office review of Papamoa 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 Papamoa 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
301 Dickson Road, Papamoa. 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 Papamoa Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Papamoa Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Papamoa Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Papamoa Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Papamoa Playcentre?
- 301 Dickson Road Papamoa Tauranga 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 #40013) ↗ · 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.