Tākaka Playcentre
Playcentre
Lake Crescent, Tākaka · Tasman 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 daily programme is largely child led with adults providing activities to provoke interest, ideas and further investigation. Aspects of literacy and mathematics are introduced in play-based ways."
Child-led programme with intentional adult provocation; Te Whāriki links identified but planning needs strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents work collaboratively to plan an engaging programme. Aspects of children's learning and interests are recorded in individual portfolios and displayed learner maps."
Collaborative planning and record-keeping evident; parent involvement in assessment planning needs development.
"Members agree that the organisation's acknowledgement of the importance of bicultural partnership has yet to be adequately reflected in centre practice. There is strong commitment to strengthening their approach and some learning opportunities have been accessed."
Commitment present but authentic practice emerging; enduring iwi links and bicultural curriculum approach needed.
"ERO identified an area of non-compliance in relation to health and safety. The service provider must ensure that: heavy furniture, fixtures and equipment that could fall or topple and cause serious damage are secured."
Non-compliance noted with furniture securing; ratios better than minimum; medication and enrolment forms require improve
"A strong sense of team is evident. Members are welcoming and inclusive. High levels of purposeful involvement in the running of the centre and commitment to playcentre philosophy have been achieved."
Strong team cohesion and member involvement; appraisal processes and internal evaluation developing with organisation su
Source: Education Review Office review of Tākaka 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 Tākaka 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
Lake Crescent, Tākaka. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Tākaka Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Tākaka Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Tākaka Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Tākaka Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tākaka Playcentre?
- Lake Crescent Tākaka Tasman 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 #65108) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- 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.