Service type
Korokoro Playcentre is a Playcentre — a parent-led co-operative, where parents and caregivers themselves run sessions rather than employed teaching staff.
20 Hours ECE
Korokoro 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
Korokoro 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
Korokoro 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 18 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
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- Address38 Singers Road, Korokoro, Lower Hutt
- Phone+64 4 566 7246
- Emailkorokoro@playcentre.org.nz
- ContactLouise Turnbull
Nearby ECE services
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Lollipops Petone Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
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Alicetown Playcentre Playcentre · 2.3 km
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Lower Hutt City Childcare Centre Education & Care Services · 2.6 km
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Muturangi Te Kōhanga Reo · 3.3 km
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Beststart Melling Education & Care Services · 3.9 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Korokoro Playcentre — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Korokoro School 99 m
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Maungaraki School 1.1 km
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Normandale School 2.1 km
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Randwick School 3.4 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026