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Swanson Playcentre

Playcentre

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5A Christian Road, Henderson · Auckland - Waitākere Ranges

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
22011

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

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

Operator

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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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Respectful relationships underpin interactions between adults and between children and adults."

Respectful relationships consistently demonstrated; good provision for younger children.

Whānau partnership
C
"Members agreed that, to further improve the programme, they should consider developing systems to respond to the aspirations of Māori parents."

Identified need to develop systems for Māori parent aspirations; not yet implemented.

Bicultural practice
C
"Members are continuing to develop their awareness of tikanga and te reo Maōri."

Ongoing development with Association support; awareness still emerging.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
B
"Centre members make good and regular use of self-review processes to determine how effectively the programme is providing for children."

Effective self-review processes; clear roles and mentoring systems in place.

Source: Education Review Office review of Swanson 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 Swanson 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.

64 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
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%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=1880)
50
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

5A Christian Road, Henderson. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2018-08-31
Total revenue$61,283
Surplus / deficit$4,100

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Swanson Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Swanson Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Swanson Playcentre?
30 children attend Swanson Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Swanson Playcentre?
5A Christian Road Henderson Auckland - Waitākere Ranges

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

Nearby & related

Pineapples Early Learning Centre 1.1 km
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Go Bananas Childcare Swanson 1.4 km
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Young Learners Early Childhood Education Centre 1.8 km
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KiwiEd 2 km
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All centres in Henderson
Including the 6 others nearby
Cost of daycare in Henderson
By age + FamilyBoost net
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Sources & verification

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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: 2018-08-31· 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.