Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre, Auckland

Service type

Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre is a Playcentre — a parent-led co-operative, where parents and caregivers themselves run sessions rather than employed teaching staff.

20 Hours ECE

Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-rangi Playcentre has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 37 children on the roll.

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

Location

Contact details

• Address50 The Parade, Bucklands Beach, Auckland
• Phone+64 9 534 2927
• Emailbucklandsbeach.ohui-a-rangi@Playcentre.org.nz
• ContactKavita Budhia

Nearby ECE services

• Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach Education & Care Services · 1.6 km
• Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay Education & Care Services · 2.1 km
• Glendowie Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.5 km
• Bumblebees Childcare Centre Education & Care Services · 2.6 km
• Glendowie Montessori Preschool Education & Care Services · 2.6 km