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Best playcentres — Auckland top-30

Whānau-led playcentres, ranked on whānau partnership and curriculum — the two dimensions that reflect the cooperative model.

50 centres eligible in Auckland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Titirangi Playcentre

Titirangi · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W A Wh A B B H B L A ERO: Not well placed

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2

Eden/Epsom Playcentre

Mount Eden · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W A Wh A B B H L A ERO: Not well placed

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3

Bombay Playcentre

Bombay Hills · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W A Wh A B B H B L ERO: Not well placed

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4

Tomarata Playcentre

Cape Rodney · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W Wh A B H A L A ERO: Not well placed

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5

Morningside Playcentre

Western Springs · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W A Wh A B H L A ERO: Not well placed

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6

Blockhouse Bay Playcentre

Blockhouse Bay · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W Wh A B A H B L ERO: Not well placed

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7

Maungawhau Playcentre

Mount Eden · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh A B B H B L A ERO: Not well placed

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8

Greenhithe Playcentre

Greenhithe · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W A Wh B B B H L B ERO: Not well placed

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9

Whitford Playcentre

Turanga · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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10

Beachlands/Maraetai Playcentre

Beachlands · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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Glendene Playcentre

Glendene · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B B H L B ERO: Not well placed

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12

Kumeu Playcentre

Kumeū-Huapai South · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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13

Manukau Peninsula Playcentre

Matakawau · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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14

Ranui Playcentre

Ranui · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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15

Cockle Bay Playcentre

Cockle Bay · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W A Wh B B C H L ERO: Not well placed

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Howick Playcentre

Howick · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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Manurewa Playcentre

Manurewa · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B B H L B ERO: Not well placed

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18

Pukekohe East Playcentre

Anselmi Ridge · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H B L ERO: Not well placed

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19

St Heliers-Glendowie Playcentre

Glendowie · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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West Harbour Playcentre

West Harbour · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H L B ERO: Not well placed

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21

Karaka Playcentre

Kingseat-Karaka · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B C H C L B ERO: Not well placed

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22

Henderson Valley Playcentre

Henderson · Auckland · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B B H L ERO: Not well placed

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Waiatarua Playcentre

Waiatarua · Auckland · Playcentre

C C W B Wh B B C H C L B ERO: Not well placed

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Mt Albert Playcentre

Mount Albert · Auckland · Playcentre

C W A Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed

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Drury Playcentre

Drury East · Auckland · Playcentre

C W B Wh B B C H B L ERO: Not well placed

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Beach haven Playcentre

Beach Haven · Auckland · Playcentre

C W B Wh B B H L B ERO: Not well placed

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Papakura Playcentre

Papakura Central · Auckland · Playcentre

C W B Wh B B B H D L B ERO: Not well placed

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Glen Eden Playcentre

Glen Eden · Auckland · Playcentre

C W B Wh B B C H L ERO: Not well placed

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Swanson Playcentre

Henderson · Auckland · Playcentre

C W B Wh C B C H L B

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Birkenhead Playcentre

Birkenhead · Auckland · Playcentre

C A W A Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

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Showing top 30 of 50 eligible centres in Auckland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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