Wainuiomata Playcentre
Playcentre
Lees Grove, Wainuiomata · Lower Hutt City
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
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Infants and toddlers are valued and nurtured by all. They are comfortable and happy in the playcentre environment. Tuakana teina (older children supporting younger) is encouraged and evident. A well-resourced play space is available specifically for infants who are not yet mobile."
Children comfortable, nurtured; strong peer support system in place
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Bicultural partnership is actively promoted. Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are valued parts of the programme. A bilingual session is offered each week. This is an authentic and meaningful approach to integrating the language and protocols. A relationship is in place with the local marae."
Te reo and tikanga integrated authentically; marae relationships established
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A next step is for members to adopt a more evaluative framework to support decision making about change and development. The federation has established clear expectations for the CSW role, including building effective internal evaluation practice at centre level."
Internal evaluation framework emerging; external support strong; member capability developing
Source: Education Review Office review of Wainuiomata 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 Wainuiomata 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
Lees Grove, Wainuiomata. 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 Wainuiomata Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Wainuiomata Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Wainuiomata Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Wainuiomata Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Wainuiomata Playcentre?
- Lees Grove Wainuiomata Lower Hutt City
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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 #60026) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2016-08-31): 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.