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Takapuna Playcentre

Playcentre

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4/8 Auburn Street, Takapuna · Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
22051

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
"Parents/whānau provide a play based programme that strongly reflects the Playcentre philosophy and is underpinned by Te Whāriki. They integrate literacy, numeracy and science in meaningful ways and regularly evaluate the programme."

Sound play-based curriculum with Te Whāriki integration and regular evaluation.

Children's wellbeing
↑A
"Children are confident, independent learners. They have a strong sense of belonging and ownership in the centre. Their creativity, imagination and curiosity are nurtured with sensitive adult support. Children show kindness and respect for others, are eager to learn and have fun."

Exemplary sense of belonging, emotional safety, and positive social-emotional outcomes.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"Centre members include te reo and tikanga Māori through the programme and are keen to strengthen their bicultural practices."

Te reo and tikanga present but identified as an area to strengthen further.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Takapuna 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 Takapuna 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
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%
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

4/8 Auburn Street, Takapuna. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Takapuna Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Takapuna Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Takapuna Playcentre?
30 children attend Takapuna Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Takapuna Playcentre?
4/8 Auburn Street Takapuna Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna

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

Nearby & related

Kiwi Kids Early Learning Centre 0.2 km
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Killarney Kids Preschool 0.4 km
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Kindercare Learning Centres - Takapuna 0.5 km
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New Sprout In-Home 0.5 km
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Including the 6 others nearby
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Sources & verification

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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: 545 centres covered· 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.