Education & Care Service 20 Hours ECE

Play and Learn Clarks Beach

Clarks Beach

Ages

2–5 years

Roll Size

54 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

5/5

About Play and Learn Clarks Beach

Play and Learn Clarks Beach is a education & care service in Clarks Beach, with children currently enrolled aged 2–5 years. It’s well suited for families needing flexible full-day or part-day childcare with a balanced, mainstream early learning programme. This centre offers 20 Hours ECE funding.

About Education & Care Service

Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.

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 Play and Learn Clarks Beach, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

Play and Learn Clarks Beach currently has a roll of 54 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 2–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

European tamariki are the largest group (77% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, 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

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Joanna Mantle

November 2020

“Play and learn is a wonderful child care centre with the kindest teachers, the kids simply adore. The facilities of both Clarks Beach and Karaka are outstanding and offer many different spaces for our little ones to explore and enjoy. In addition, the children are regularly taken on adventures to the beach, the forest, a farm or the park, go swimming or to the library...it never becomes boring. My kids absolutely love/loved it!”

Jade Hughes

March 2020