West Harbour Playcentre
Playcentre
1/74 Oreil Avenue, West Harbour · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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
"Children's portfolios are good records of their learning. They foreground learning dispositions, identify learning that is happening and include useful links to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Good assessment practices and Te Whāriki links; some opportunities for complexity.
"They are relaxed, independent, and show a strong sense of belonging in the Playcentre environment."
Children demonstrate belonging and emotional safety in the environment.
"Parents/whānau are trialling new and innovative ways of planning their programme. They are reflective and increasingly focused on how they could bring more complexity to the learning they have identified through their observations of children."
Parents actively involved in programme planning and reflective observation processes.
"Te reo and tikanga Māori are evident in conversations and centre routines. Centre members could now focus on how the diverse cultures of their Playcentre whānau might be more visibly woven through the programme."
Te reo and tikanga present but opportunity to integrate diverse cultures more visibly.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A distributed leadership model is evident in action. Good levels of participation in Playcentre adult education are building whānau knowledge of effective ways to support children's learning through play. An improvement-focused strategic plan has been developed."
Distributed leadership, adult education participation, and strategic planning evident with minor improvements needed.
Source: Education Review Office review of West Harbour 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 West Harbour 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
1/74 Oreil Avenue, West Harbour. 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 West Harbour Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- West Harbour Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at West Harbour Playcentre?
- 30 children attend West Harbour Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is West Harbour Playcentre?
- 1/74 Oreil Avenue West Harbour Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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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 #22015) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2018-08-31): 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.