Parklands Playcentre
Playcentre
26 Tait Street, Otangarei · Whangarei 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
"Parents and whānau skilfully prompt children's learning. They notice their ongoing interests and plan resources and activities that will promote further investigations and inquiry. Several parents use open-ended questions well to challenge children's thinking and extend their ideas."
Sound pedagogical practices with effective inquiry-based learning approaches.
"There is a strong learning ethos, and children show a joyful sense of belonging and wellbeing in the centre."
Children demonstrate strong sense of belonging and joyful wellbeing consistently.
"They warmly welcome and support new families and have established a positive profile in the community."
Strong welcoming of families with established positive community relationships.
"continuing to strengthen bicultural practices and celebrating the cultures of individual families."
Bicultural practices developing; identified as area for further strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Centre members have a comprehensive annual plan to guide their progress and are currently revising their long term strategic plan. They have established very good employer practices to support the paid supervisor for the 'Big Kids Club'. Parents involved in higher levels of Playcentre training are guiding the development of effective self-review processes."
Sound strategic planning and self-review development; good governance practices established.
Source: Education Review Office review of Parklands 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 Parklands 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
26 Tait Street, Otangarei. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Parklands Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Parklands Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Parklands Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Parklands Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Parklands Playcentre?
- 26 Tait Street Otangarei Whangarei 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 #11561) ↗ · 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.