Stratford Playcentre
Playcentre
8 Cloten Road, Stratford Central · Stratford District
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 principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, underpin practice to promote positive outcomes for children."
Te Whāriki principles embedded; some portfolio practices reflect learning well; assessment systems developing.
"A strong sense of belonging between families and other children is evident. Positive tuakana teina relationships are fostered."
Strong belonging; positive relationships; established routines support children's wellbeing.
"The interests, needs and preferences of children inform the curriculum."
Parent-led philosophy valued; implementation of new planning systems increasing parent contributions.
"Adults should continue to implement and build confidence and capability in te reo me ngā tikanga Māori."
Māori perspectives developing; support available; building confidence but consistency needs strengthening.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Ratios meet requirements; legal compliance confirmed through assurance process.
"Association and centre leaders should use strategic planning and internal evaluation to ensure the good practice occurring is sustained and continues to be built on."
Good practices emerging; strategic planning and internal evaluation capability needs strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Stratford 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 computedThe 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
8 Cloten Road, Stratford Central. 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 Stratford Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Stratford Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Stratford Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Stratford Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Stratford Playcentre?
- 8 Cloten Road Stratford Central Stratford 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 #50007) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2017-08-31): 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.