Rakaia Playcentre
Playcentre
Mackie Street, Rākaia · Ashburton District
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
"Assessment and programme planning are effective, well understood and used to improve learning outcomes for all children."
Effective assessment and planning, but next steps needed on outcomes focus.
"Children are settled and work well alongside and with each other. They are well supported by adults who know each child as an individual. Adults successfully use a range of effective strategies to nurture children's wellbeing and sense of belonging."
Strong sense of belonging and wellbeing, well-supported transitions.
"All parents are involved and well supported to understand and use the assessment and programme planning processes."
Parents actively involved in learning processes and supported.
"Te reo and tikanga Māori is valued and visible in the programme. Māori whānau are actively encouraged to lead this learning and its natural integration into all aspects of child and adult learning."
Te reo and tikanga embedded; Māori whānau actively engaged in leadership.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Internal evaluation is well established, understood and used to improve the quality of the service."
Internal evaluation embedded; strategic planning cycle underway but needs evaluation of outcomes.
Source: Education Review Office review of Rakaia 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 Rakaia 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
Mackie Street, Rākaia. 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 Rakaia Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Rakaia Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Rakaia Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Rakaia Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Rakaia Playcentre?
- Mackie Street Rākaia Ashburton 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 #70439) ↗ · 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.