Waitohi Picton Playcentre
Playcentre
5 Waitohi Place, Waitohi (Marlborough District) · Marlborough District
ERO assessed Waitohi Picton Playcentre as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found the centre offered a responsive, play-based curriculum (B grade) with strong parent involvement (B grade), but bicultural practice was emerging with inconsistent integration of te reo and tikanga across the centre (C grade).
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
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 · 2019-06-06
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"The programme is responsive to children's needs and emerging interests. Adults encourage children to investigate, socialise, make their own choices and have fun. Creativity and self-expression are fostered. Aspects of literacy and mathematics are introduced in play-based ways."
Responsive programme with play-based learning; areas identified for strengthening Te Whāriki implementation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Playcentre philosophy recognises the importance of parents working together, alongside their children, to support their self-initiated play and promote their learning. Marlborough Playcentres integrate workshops into daily sessions for a period each term to introduce parents of infants to Playcentre philosophy and ways of working."
Strong parent involvement embedded in philosophy; structured parent learning opportunities in place.
"The association's and federation's acknowledgement of the importance of bicultural partnership is starting to be reflected in aspects of the centre's practice. Some members have become skilled at integrating te reo me ngā tikanga Māori into their interactions with children."
Bicultural practice emerging; inconsistent integration of te reo and tikanga across centre.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Waitohi Picton Playcentre dated 2019-06-06, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Waitohi Picton 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
5 Waitohi Place, Waitohi (Marlborough District). Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Waitohi Picton Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Waitohi Picton Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Waitohi Picton Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Waitohi Picton Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Waitohi Picton Playcentre?
- 5 Waitohi Place Waitohi (Marlborough District) Marlborough District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #65003) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- 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
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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
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