Weston Playcentre
Playcentre
2 Airedale Road, Weston · Waitaki 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
"Children experience a varied programme that is based on the principles and strands of Te Whāriki (the early childhood curriculum). Supervisors and parents are intentional in the way they extend children's learning."
Effective Te Whāriki implementation with intentional teaching; planning and assessment systems improving.
"Children and adults show a strong sense of belonging to the Weston Playcentre community. This sense of belonging, and the respectful, positive relationships they have with one another, are contributing to positive outcomes for children."
Strong sense of belonging and positive relationships; supportive transitions and social-emotional development evident.
"There are high levels of parent involvement in the day-to-day programme and life of the playcentre. The parent council is responsive to community needs, focuses on roll growth and ongoing sustainability."
High parent involvement and responsive parent council; strong communication and family engagement.
"Children experience enriched bicultural programmes and practices. Supervisors and parents provide planned experiences for children to celebrate significant events such as Mātariki, and use te reo Māori."
Planned bicultural programmes, te reo Māori use, and celebration of cultural events; diverse cultures acknowledged.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Weston 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 Weston 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
2 Airedale Road, Weston. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Weston Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Weston Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Weston Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Weston Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Weston Playcentre?
- 2 Airedale Road Weston Waitaki 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 #81046) ↗ · 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.