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Springvale Playcentre

Playcentre

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39 Fox Road, Springvale · Whanganui District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
51004

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

Playcentre Aotearoa logo Playcentre Aotearoa

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Education Review · 2025-07-17

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"Programmes for children are underpinned by Te Whāriki and reflect the Playcentre philosophy. Children have positive and meaningful interactions with adults and peers that encourage reciprocal relationships. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to learners and their whānau."

Te Whāriki-based programmes with inclusive, responsive practices evident.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"Children have positive and meaningful interactions with adults and peers that encourage reciprocal relationships."

Positive peer and adult relationships observed; reciprocal interactions demonstrated.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Springvale 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Springvale 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.

68 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

39 Fox Road, Springvale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2016-08-31
Total revenue$69,354
Surplus / deficit$13,940
Paid employees2

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Springvale Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Springvale Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Springvale Playcentre?
25 children attend Springvale Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Springvale Playcentre?
39 Fox Road Springvale Whanganui District

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Pasifika Learning Centre 0.8 km
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Smart Start Care and Education Centre 1 km
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Barsanti Kindergarten 1.3 km
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YMCA Community Early Years Learning Centre 1.3 km
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All centres in Springvale
Including the 6 others nearby
Cost of daycare in Springvale
By age + FamilyBoost net
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Sources & verification

Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:

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)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 2016-08-31· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.