Shirley Playcentre
Playcentre
61 Chancellor Street, Shirley · Christchurch City
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
"Parent leaders are still working on ERO's recommendations to improve assessment, planning, the use of internal evaluation and strengthening bicultural practices."
Assessment and planning need improvement; internal evaluation still developing.
"Children and families are well supported in a friendly, welcoming and inclusive culture. The wellbeing of children and their families is sustained by a caring and collaborative team of parents. Children are happy and engaged in their learning."
Children feel safe, happy, and have strong sense of belonging in caring environment.
"All parents are actively involved in decision making and feel ownership of the playcentre. They successfully use a range of media to maintain communication, reflect on the programme and make changes to benefit children and parents."
Strong parent involvement in decision-making and communication about programme.
"Parents are strongly committed to building bicultural practices in the programme. Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are evident in the environment and resources. Visual prompts in the environment support parents' use of the language and understanding of Māori culture."
Good commitment and visibility but identified as area needing continued strengthening.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliant with health and safety standards; ratios exceed minimum requirements.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Shirley 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 Shirley 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
61 Chancellor Street, Shirley. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Shirley Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Shirley Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Shirley Playcentre?
- 27 children attend Shirley Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Shirley Playcentre?
- 61 Chancellor Street Shirley Christchurch 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 #70118) ↗ · 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.