Urenui Playcentre
Playcentre
15b Takiroa Street, Tikorangi · New Plymouth 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 evident; planning for learning introduced; some teaching extends thinking.
"Children are unhurried as they explore learning spaces and develop skills in preparation for the future. They experience a supportive environment and richly resourced areas of play."
Supportive environment, unhurried exploration, positive transitions with school evident.
"Individual and group stories include links to home."
Home links in learning stories; parent-led model; collaboration evident but not extensively detailed.
"Members should continue to build te reo me ngā tikanga Māori knowledge and understandings."
Tikanga rituals and resources present; identified need to further develop te reo and tikanga knowledge.
"ERO identified areas of non-compliance. In order to improve practice the association must ensure: that steps are taken to update policy provision to meet the requirements of the Vulnerable Children Act [Vulnerable Children Act 2014] all non-registered personnel, including managers and volunteers, are police vetted every three years."
Non-compliance identified with Vulnerable Children Act and police vetting requirements.
"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."
Internal evaluation developing; appraisal for support persons requires strengthening; strategic planning needed.
Source: Education Review Office review of Urenui 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
15b Takiroa Street, Tikorangi. 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 Urenui Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Urenui Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Urenui Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Urenui Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Urenui Playcentre?
- 15b Takiroa Street Tikorangi New Plymouth 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 #50003) ↗ · 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.