Omokoroa Playcentre
About Omokoroa 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 Omokoroa Playcentre, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Omokoroa Playcentre currently has a roll of 62 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (77% 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
“My kids love Omokoroa Playcentre such a great environment for play. Highly recommend.”
“We LOVE playcentre. Highlight of my son’s weeks. It’s a great community and the resources are fantastic! Highly recommend”
“We were new to the area and found our community at Ōmokoroa Playcentre. The resources, curriculum and kaiako are so involved with the learning, playing and development of their tamariki. It is like a home away from home.”
“We absolutely love coming to Omokoroa Playcentre. It’s so well resourced and organised, there’s an amazing water feature for the kids to splash around in, and just an all round welcoming community which has been lovely to become a part of :D”
“Such a wonderful welcoming community! My child loves coming here and is growing into a little Kiwi explorer - it's really nice for her to have a big safe space to roam and it's lovely to be there while she experiences new things. Lots of messy play, an amazing water installation for the kids to play in and a bunch of great resources for imaginative play.”
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