Spring Creek Playcentre
Playcentre
46A Ferry Road, Spring Creek-Grovetown · Marlborough 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
"The programme is responsive to children's needs and emerging interests. Adults encourage children to investigate, socialise, make their own choices and have fun. Creativity and self-expression are fostered."
Responsive programming with good encouragement of investigation and creativity; assessment understanding developing amon
"Children are independent learners who display a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging. They have free access to a wide range of learning materials. The outdoor play space is well equipped to promote adventure and challenge. Children enjoy the opportunities provided. Many sustain their play for long periods."
Strong wellbeing, belonging, independence demonstrated; well-equipped learning environments; sustained engagement eviden
"With the recent influx of new families there is ongoing work to be done to promote shared understanding of assessment for learning. The focus on encouraging parents' interest and input into their children's learning plans and supporting their understanding of the revised early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, should continue."
Parent engagement developing; need to strengthen understanding of assessment and Te Whāriki implementation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"ERO's evaluation concurs with the centre support coordinator's findings, that CSW support should be increasingly focused on centre needs and improvement. A more evaluative approach linked to strategic priorities, and aimed at growing practice, is likely to further promote and sustain improvement over time."
Leadership support developing; need for more evaluative, strategic approach to centre support and improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek 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
46A Ferry Road, Spring Creek-Grovetown. 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 Spring Creek Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Spring Creek Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Spring Creek Playcentre?
- 24 children attend Spring Creek Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Spring Creek Playcentre?
- 46A Ferry Road Spring Creek-Grovetown Marlborough 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 #45201) ↗ · 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.