Dargaville Playcentre

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

Dargaville 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

Dargaville 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

Dargaville Playcentre has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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 12 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

• AddressRanfurly Street, Dargaville
• Phone+64 9 941 4364
• Emailkeri.squires@playcentre.org.nz
• ContactKeri Squires

Nearby ECE services

• Te Kopuru Playcentre Playcentre · 11.5 km
• Mamaranui Playcentre Playcentre · 15.3 km
• Titoki Playcentre Playcentre · 28.7 km
• Maungakaramea Playcentre Playcentre · 32.3 km
• Maungatapere Playcentre Playcentre · 36.8 km