Wakatipu Playcentre
Playcentre
49 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton · Queenstown-Lakes District
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2025-07-17
"The educator, with the guidance of the CSW, has developed useful processes for planning and assessment for individual and groups of children. These processes are in the early stages of being implemented. The next step is to consolidate and embed these processes and encourage all parents to take an active part in planning and implementing the programme with the educator."
Planning and assessment processes are emerging but need consolidation and embedding.
"The parents have established a strong sense of belonging to the playcentre for the whole family. They have shown commitment and dedication through the relocation of the playcentre to the new site."
Strong sense of family belonging established; positive commitment demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A growing strength in the playcentre is the evident commitment to and growing inclusion of Māori perspectives in the programme and practices. The parents have sought external expertise to know the cultural history for their area. They are creating an environment where all children, and in particular Māori children, can learn about and be proud of New Zealand's bicultural heritage."
Growing commitment to Māori perspectives and bicultural heritage; seeking external expertise.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The next step for the parents is to work with the CSW to find ways to make internal-evaluation practices meaningful and manageable for their context."
Internal evaluation practices need development to be meaningful and manageable.
Source: Education Review Office review of Wakatipu 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 Wakatipu 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
49 Red Oaks Drive, Frankton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Wakatipu Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Wakatipu Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Wakatipu Playcentre?
- 30 children attend Wakatipu Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Wakatipu Playcentre?
- 49 Red Oaks Drive Frankton Queenstown-Lakes 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 #90030) ↗ · 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
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.