Service type
Paeroa Playcentre is a Playcentre — a parent-led co-operative, where parents and caregivers themselves run sessions rather than employed teaching staff.
20 Hours ECE
Paeroa 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
Paeroa 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
Paeroa 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 15 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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- Address58 Aorangi Road, Paeroa
- Phone+64 7 929 2123
- Emailtoni.schou@playcentre.org.nz
- ContactCojana Spear
Nearby ECE services
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Tamariki Station Ainslie Ltd Education & Care Services · 357 m
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Tamariki Station Ltd Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
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Footprints Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 14 km
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Mountain Side Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 16.7 km
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Turua Playcentre Playcentre · 18.3 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Paeroa Playcentre — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Tauranga Adventist School 53.1 km
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Endeavour School 54.7 km
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Taumata School 56 km
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Selwyn Ridge School 59.1 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026