Taupiri Playcentre
Playcentre
Greenlane Road, Taupiri-Lake Kainui · Waikato 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
"Adults engage children in meaningful conversations to extend their thinking. They are affirmed as competent, confident and curious learners."
Effective teaching and engagement observed; assessment practices developing.
"A sense of belonging is enhanced through positive relationships in which children and parents know each other well. The philosophy is evident in practice."
Strong sense of belonging and positive relationships; transitions not explicitly evaluated.
"Parents actively engage in their children's learning and contribute to operation of the service."
Good parent engagement in learning and service operations demonstrated.
"As members continue to grow their understanding of Te Whāriki, they should consider ways to include local Māori heritage and areas of significance within their localised curriculum and continue to build members confidence to speak te reo Māori."
Some te reo and tikanga present; opportunity to strengthen Māori heritage integration.
"ERO identified areas of non-compliance relating to governance and management and health and safety. To meet requirements the service needs to improve its performance in the following areas: adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency drills and carry these out with children on an at least three-monthly basis."
Non-compliance identified with emergency drill requirements; other areas require improvement.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Taupiri 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 Taupiri 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
Greenlane Road, Taupiri-Lake Kainui. 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 Taupiri Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Taupiri Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Taupiri Playcentre?
- 28 children attend Taupiri Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Taupiri Playcentre?
- Greenlane Road Taupiri-Lake Kainui Waikato 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 #33025) ↗ · 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.