Space Southland
Playcentre
328 Tramway Road, Strathern · Invercargill 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
"The educator is a very good role model for the parents. She works closely with the children, supports their learning and extends their thinking."
Sound teaching practice observed; children engaged and learning supported effectively.
"ERO observed children settled in their play. They are effectively helped to make choices about what they want to do."
Children settled and supported to make choices; safety and belonging evident.
"Discussions held between the duty parents and the educator before and after sessions include specific strategies to support the goals for individual children."
Regular parent-educator communication; goal-focused discussions with families.
"One parent is helping others to include te reo Māori in the sessions."
Emerging te reo Māori inclusion; early-stage development with parent-led support.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The SPA provides strong support to the playcentre through: ongoing adult education twice termly visits from the playcentre liaison officer advice and guidance from a Māori liaison officer property and maintenance advice additional funding as required help to meet relicensing requirements a policy and strategic planning framework sound governance practices."
Strong SPA support; sound governance; parents developing professional knowledge.
Source: Education Review Office review of Space Southland 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 Space Southland 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
328 Tramway Road, Strathern. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Space Southland a free kindergarten?
- Space Southland is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Space Southland?
- 15 children attend Space Southland (roll year 2025).
- Where is Space Southland?
- 328 Tramway Road Strathern Invercargill 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 #45250) ↗ · 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.