Whitford Playcentre
Playcentre
War Memorial Pavilion Whitford-Maraetai Road, Turanga · Auckland - Franklin
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2025-07-17
"Assessment, planning and evaluation processes contribute effectively to programmes planned for individuals and groups of children."
Effective assessment and planning; some areas for strengthening child voice in learning stories.
"Respectful relationships provide a sound foundation for supporting children's wellbeing."
Strong relationships and inclusive practices support children's belonging and wellbeing.
"The Playcentre philosophy of parents/whānau learning, playing and growing together is strongly enacted."
Strong parent-led cooperative model with collaborative engagement and shared learning.
"Centre members are committed to strengthening the bicultural nature of the programme and to building capability in te reo and tikanga Māori."
Committed to bicultural development with dedicated officer; opportunity to deepen Te Tiriti integration.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliant with legal requirements; ratios better than minimum standards.
"Collaborative leadership provides opportunities for all centre members to extend and share their knowledge and skills."
Strong collaborative leadership; strategic direction well documented with ongoing improvement focus.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whitford 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 computedThe 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
War Memorial Pavilion Whitford-Maraetai Road, Turanga. 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 Whitford Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Whitford Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Whitford Playcentre?
- 25 children attend Whitford Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whitford Playcentre?
- War Memorial Pavilion Whitford-Maraetai Road Turanga Auckland - Franklin
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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 #25238) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2021-08-31): 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.