Takarunga Playcentre
Playcentre
1-26 Kerr Street, Devonport · Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna
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
"Programme plans are informed by observation of children's interests and discussion. Most plans are based on activities provided by members. The off-site session effectively promotes children's investigation, and has strong links to science and nature."
Sound planning from observations; effective outdoor learning; on-site planning needs strengthening.
"Children at Takarunga Playcentre are settled, happy and confident. They have a strong sense of wellbeing and show pride in being part of their centre."
Children settled, happy, confident with strong sense of wellbeing and pride.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have opportunities to learn te reo Māori through waiata and events. A Māori perspective is integrated well into the off-site session, and incorporates local history and the uniqueness of the area."
Te reo Māori through waiata and events; Māori perspective integrated into off-site sessions.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Takarunga 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 Takarunga 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
1-26 Kerr Street, Devonport. 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 Takarunga Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Takarunga Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Takarunga Playcentre?
- 29 children attend Takarunga Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Takarunga Playcentre?
- 1-26 Kerr Street Devonport Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna
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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 #22052) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2016-08-31): 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.