Wood Hatton Playcentre
Playcentre
64 Wood Street, Wainuiomata · Lower Hutt City
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
"Members know all children well, and regularly document the engaging experiences they provide to support their interests. Attentive observations and assessment records provide good information about children's skills and progress, including those with diverse learning needs."
Sound assessment and documentation evident; intentional extension of learning needs strengthening.
"Children are well supported to be confident, independent and socially competent. Older learners play well with their friends and show care in their interactions with younger children. Infants and toddlers benefit from calm and responsive relationships with adults and peers."
Children confident, socially competent; responsive relationships supporting transitions and belonging.
"Members take a collective approach to supporting children's learning and wellbeing. They responsively offer engaging experiences, resources, encouragement and affirmations."
Collective engagement with families; responsive support evident in daily practice.
"A key feature is the rich bicultural programme. Children are confident to respond to te reo Māori within everyday conversations. Members take personal responsibility for growing their language capability and ensure it is continually modelled in practice. Centre resources, displays and daily routines celebrate and integrate te ao Māori. Opportunities for children to engage with iwi, marae, te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are also offered within regular, meaningful excursions. Positive outcomes from this learning are evident for all children."
Exemplary te reo Māori integration; strong iwi connections; positive outcomes across all children.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Wood Hatton 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 Wood Hatton 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
64 Wood Street, Wainuiomata. 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 Wood Hatton Playcentre a free kindergarten?
- Wood Hatton Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Wood Hatton Playcentre?
- 26 children attend Wood Hatton Playcentre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Wood Hatton Playcentre?
- 64 Wood Street Wainuiomata Lower Hutt City
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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 #60029) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2016-08-31): 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.