Waihi Beach Playcentre
Playcentre
Main Road, Waihī Beach-Bowentown · Western Bay of Plenty 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
"Progress has been made in developing strategic planning and internal review processes. Spontaneous, planned and strategic review is now contributing to ongoing improvements to some aspects of the centre programme."
Strategic planning developing but inconsistent implementation across curriculum areas.
"Systems and procedures that promote children's health and safety are not effectively implemented. While onsite ERO observed significant aspects of the physical environment that posed a risk to the safety of children."
Significant safety risks observed; health and safety systems not effectively implemented.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"New Zealand's bicultural partnership is affirmed in the centre with resources, displays and commitment among members to continue to focus on building their capability."
Bicultural partnership affirmed with resources and member commitment demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre has made some progress in addressing the next steps identified in the previous ERO report in relation to planning, evaluation and te ao Māori. The area identified for attention in the compliance section, about checks and assuring the safety and wellbeing of children, has not yet been suitably addressed."
Some progress on planning and evaluation; compliance issues with safety oversight unresolved.
Source: Education Review Office review of Waihi Beach 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 Waihi Beach 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
Main Road, Waihī Beach-Bowentown. 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 Waihi Beach Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Waihi Beach Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Waihi Beach Playcentre?
- 28 children attend Waihi Beach Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Waihi Beach Playcentre?
- Main Road Waihī Beach-Bowentown Western Bay of Plenty 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 #32013) ↗ · 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.