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Taihape Playcentre

Playcentre

📞 06-3881905

15 Kokako Street, Taihape · Rangitikei District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
51005

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

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↑B
"The programme for children is consistent with the Playcentre Aotearoa philosophy of parent-led education, learning through play and Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Programme consistent with Te Whāriki and playcentre philosophy; responsive to learners.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
↑B
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Service meets regulatory standards for health and safety compliance.

Leadership & governance
↑C
"Scheduled reviews of policies and procedures by governance are beginning to occur."

Governance reviews of policies and procedures are emerging, not yet established.

Source: Education Review Office review of Taihape 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 Taihape 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
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

15 Kokako Street, Taihape. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2016-08-31
Total revenue$41,876
Surplus / deficit$16,484
Paid employees1

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Taihape Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Taihape Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Taihape Playcentre?
25 children attend Taihape Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Taihape Playcentre?
15 Kokako Street Taihape Rangitikei 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

Te Kōhanga Reo o Mōkai Pātea o Taihape 0.3 km
kohanga reo
Taihape Kindergarten 0.6 km
kindergarten
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Kākano 1 km
kohanga reo
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Including the 3 others nearby
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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: 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.