Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation
Hospital-based
Hospital Road, Horahora · Whangarei District
Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation is a hospital-based service in Horahora. Our analysis of the July 2024 ERO report found the service received a B grade for children's wellbeing and whānau partnership, with staff creating a welcoming, nurturing environment. Bicultural practice received a C grade, with te reo Māori and tikanga integration identified as needing further development.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2024-07-22
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Tamariki and whānau benefit from a welcoming, supportive and nurturing environment. This promotes the development of positive relationships between HPS, tamariki, and their whānau."
Welcoming, nurturing environment supports positive relationships.
"Tamariki and whānau benefit from a welcoming, supportive and nurturing environment. This promotes the development of positive relationships between HPS, tamariki, and their whānau."
Positive relationships and welcoming environment for families evident.
"Developing a bicultural curriculum that reflects the dual heritages of Aotearoa is in the early stages of development. The service is yet to improve the extent to which te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are integrated into the curriculum, to help them engage with Māori more meaningfully as tangata whenua."
Te reo Māori and tikanga integration in early stages; needs improvement.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation dated 2024-07-22, 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 Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation 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
Hospital Road, Horahora. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation a free kindergarten?
- Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation is a Hospital-based service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation?
- 15 children attend Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation?
- Hospital Road Horahora Whangarei 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 #10144) ↗ · 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.