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Best playcentres — Canterbury top-30

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

45 centres eligible in Canterbury. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Prebbleton Playcentre

Prebbleton South · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 29
2

Hanmer Springs Playcentre

Hanmer Springs · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
3

Redwood Playcentre

Redwood · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
4

Kaikoura Playcentre

Kaikōura · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
5

North Beach Playcentre

North New Brighton · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 24
6

St Albans Playcentre

St Albans · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
7

Amberley Playcentre

Amberley · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
8

Leithfield Playcentre

Amberley · Canterbury · Playcentre

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 25
9

Methven Playcentre

Methven · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
10

Rakaia Playcentre

Rākaia · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
11

Rangiora Playcentre

Lilybrook · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
12

Spencerville Playcentre

Styx · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 24
13

Mt Somers/Staveley Playcentre

Ashburton Forks · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 20
14

Tai Tapu Playcentre

Tai Tapu · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
15

Mayfield Playcentre

Ashburton Forks · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 26
16

Fendalton Playcentre

Fendalton · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
17

Gleniti Playcentre

Glenwood · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
18

Lyttelton Street Playcentre

Spreydon · Canterbury · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B C H L B

Roll 28
19

Avonhead Playcentre

Riccarton · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
20

Cust-West Eyreton Playcentre

Starvation Hill-Cust · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
21

Little River Playcentre

Banks Peninsula South · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
22

Halswell Playcentre

Halswell · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 23
23

Shirley Playcentre

Shirley · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 27
24

Harewood Playcentre

Harewood · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
25

Hinds Playcentre

Ealing-Lowcliffe · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
26

Lincoln Playcentre

Lincoln West · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
27

Southbridge Playcentre

Southbridge · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 24
28

Diamond Harbour Playcentre

Diamond Harbour · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 21
29

Clarkville Playcentre

Clarkville · Canterbury · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
30

Ashley Playcentre

Kingsbury · Canterbury · Playcentre

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 21

Showing top 30 of 45 eligible centres in Canterbury. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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