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Te Kauwhata Playcentre

Playcentre

40 Mahi Road, Te Kauwhata East · Waikato District

Total roll
27
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
25216

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
A
"Children's self-chosen play, exploration and learning is well understood and valued. ERO observed high levels of engagement where parents work as learning partners alongside children."

Exemplary self-chosen learning, strong parent partnership in play, thoughtful support for knowledge growth.

Children's wellbeing
A
"Respectful, trusting and reciprocal relationships are highly evident. Integral to these relationships is the shared philosophy that supports a culture of care and shared learning for each child and their family."

Strong relationships, inclusive atmosphere, sense of belonging fostered through carefully designed environment.

Whānau partnership
A
"There are regular opportunities for parents to share their aspirations and knowledge of their child as a learner. This information supports all members to respond to each child's interests, dispositions and learning."

Regular parent input on child strengths; information informs responsive planning and continuity of learning.

Bicultural practice

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kauwhata 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 Te Kauwhata 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.

78 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2425)
90
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%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1880)
90
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

40 Mahi Road, Te Kauwhata East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2017-08-31
Total revenue$34,182
Surplus / deficit$-2,555
Paid employees1

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Te Kauwhata Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Te Kauwhata Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Te Kauwhata Playcentre?
27 children attend Te Kauwhata Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Te Kauwhata Playcentre?
40 Mahi Road Te Kauwhata East Waikato District

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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)

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

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 2017-08-31· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

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

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.