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Woodend Playcentre

Playcentre

6 School Road, Woodend · Waimakariri District

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
70150

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

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Parents provide a curriculum that is responsive to the needs of children. They have a deep understanding of each child as a unique learner. The spacious, natural outdoor environment provides good opportunities for children's exploration and physical challenge. Children are encouraged to choose from a wide range of resources and equipment to promote independence and self-management skills."

Responsive curriculum with strong focus on child-led learning and environmental opportunities.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"The effective implementation of a recently reviewed policy and procedure framework will help parents and whānau to ensure that children have safe and healthy learning environments while at playcentre."

Compliance systems in place with recently reviewed policies supporting safe environments.

Leadership & governance
B
"The playcentre has a newly developed strategic plan that sets clear priorities. The centre is planning to evaluate the effectiveness of its implementation. Internal evaluation is becoming established and results in positive outcomes for children and whānau."

Strategic planning and internal evaluation systems established with positive outcomes.

Source: Education Review Office review of Woodend 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Woodend 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

6 School Road, Woodend. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Woodend Playcentre a free kindergarten?
Woodend Playcentre is a Playcentre service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Woodend Playcentre?
25 children attend Woodend Playcentre (roll year 2025).
Where is Woodend Playcentre?
6 School Road Woodend Waimakariri District

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.