Makarewa Playcentre

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

Makarewa 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

Makarewa 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

Makarewa 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 7 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

• AddressFlora Road East, Makarewa
• Phone+64 3 214 2033
• Emailmakarewa@Playcentre.org.nz
• ContactNikki Gallagher

Nearby ECE services

• Waikiwi Kindergarten Kindergartens · 5.1 km
• Paradise Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 7.5 km
• BestStart Kelvin Street Education & Care Services · 8.2 km
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna Te Kōhanga Reo · 9.1 km
• Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre Education & Care Services · 9.9 km