Toko Playcentre
Playcentre
14 East Station Road, Toko · Stratford 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 principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, underpin practice to promote positive outcomes for children."
Te Whāriki principles embedded; planning and assessment practices developing with good progress made.
"An inclusive atmosphere encourages children to lead, challenge and experience learning as fun."
Children engage holistically with peers and adults; transitions to schools well-supported and collaborative.
"A well-considered transition process with local schools is in place. Information packs are provided for children and families."
Positive collaboration with families; portfolios show children's involvement; parents support culture and identity.
"A deliberate focus on bicultural practices is implemented. Whānau tangata is evident."
Te reo and tikanga purposefully resourced; Māori representative supports members; te ao Māori developing well in curricu
"Reported ratios of adults to children Under 2 1:2 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed legal requirements; management assurance completed on health, safety, and legal obligations.
"Association and centre leaders should use strategic planning and internal evaluation to ensure the good practice occurring is sustained and continues to be built on."
Self-review improving; strategic planning needed to sustain progress; appraisal processes require strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Toko 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 computedThe 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
14 East Station Road, Toko. 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 Toko Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Toko Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Toko Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Toko Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Toko Playcentre?
- 14 East Station Road Toko Stratford District
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Nearby & related
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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 #50004) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2017-08-31): 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.