Mt Albert Playcentre

About Mt Albert Playcentre
About Playcentre
Playcentres are parent-led early childhood services where families work alongside trained educators to support children’s learning through play, offering a warm, community-driven environment. These centres cater to parents who want to be actively involved in their child’s early education, enjoying a supportive, cooperative model that values whānau participation and mixed-age play.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Mt Albert Playcentre, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Mt Albert Playcentre currently has a roll of 26 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (68% of the roll), alongside māori, asian, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“What a lovely and NZ unique place for the little ones! My boy is 9 month old. He loves here so much and has a lot of fun together with other children. He likes copying bigger kids playing and enjoys different adventures every time. I believe he likes sand and water very much. I really like here too because parents share ideas with each other, help looking after each other's kids. Friendly, caring and sharing. What a team! Thank you for all of the organizers' hard working... Feel blessed...”
“We attend Mt Albert Playcentre with both my girls who have developed great independence, communication and many other invaluable skills here. From our very first visits, we were welcomed by such an inclusive, kind and thoughtful bunch of families. The grounds and environment offer an array of opportunities for learning through play (sandpit, playground, bike path, mud kitchen,carpentry, dress ups, science, great library, etc).”
“Our family support is in wellington-Mount Albert Playcentre became the community network we were looking to find! We live in an apartment and the grounds provided a wild wonderful tree-full garden for our kids to spend their pre school years exploring! We maintain a strong connection with the centre which has been instrumental to our sense of belonging in Auckland! I am passionate about the opportunities for growing and learning alongside your children that Playcentre offers parents- its a huge commitment and its worth every bit!”
“I could not recommend this place more highly. An awesome option for early childhood education. Tamariki learn from each other through their play, they have their caregiver dedicated to playing for a whole session and best of all you get the input of other incredible Mums and Dads sharing their strengths and joining in on the fun too! Education is strong for the whole whānau- learning and sharing together. My three boys have loved the freedom of the huge space Mt Albert Playcentre has to offer. Favourite activities have been zooming on cars and scooters, climbing trees, treasure hunting in the sandpit, messy play with natural resources, painting, collage and singing waiata. Such a beautiful way to spend treasured time with your children - these early years are so short lived! ❤️”
“Mt Albert Playcentre was quite simply the best early education for my child. A child based environment with free play at it's core, supported by excellent parent education. Lovely and welcoming people. Te Reo spoken on session. Luscious grounds with great equipment and lots of space to play. Can't recommend highly enough!”
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