Tuakau Playcentre
Playcentre
Cnr Henderson & Jellicoe Avenues, Tuakau North · 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
"Children and adults participate together in a well-balanced programme that features both child-initiated and adult-led activities. All children enjoy making choices from a wide range of equipment and materials in 16 areas of play. Literacy learning is well supported by experiences that integrate opportunities for children to write and draw in the context of play, an appropriate range of books, and opportunities to share well-known songs and stories."
Well-balanced programme with good literacy support; planning practices require development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Adults know children well and support them to maintain their language, culture and identity while at the centre. Families bring a range of useful experiences and knowledge to contribute to the programme. Members work as a collaborative team, and many commit to attending playcentre training."
Good family communication and collaborative approach; families actively involved.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"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: develop, document and implement an annual plan ensure daily hazards are identified and made safe: cover electric sockets accessible to children, ensure chemicals and harmful substances are not accessible to children, prevent children's unsupervised access to the adult toilet area, secure out-of-sight areas that are not supervised by an adult at all times."
Multiple non-compliance issues identified; safety hazards requiring urgent remediation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Tuakau 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 Tuakau 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
Cnr Henderson & Jellicoe Avenues, Tuakau North. 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 Tuakau Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Tuakau Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Tuakau Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Tuakau Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tuakau Playcentre?
- Cnr Henderson & Jellicoe Avenues Tuakau North 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 #25218) ↗ · 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.