Service type
Paremata Playcentre is a Playcentre — a parent-led co-operative, where parents and caregivers themselves run sessions rather than employed teaching staff.
20 Hours ECE
Paremata 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
Paremata 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
Paremata 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 30 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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- AddressNgatitoa Domain, Paremata, Porirua
- Phone+64 4 233 9633
- Emailparemata@playcentre.org.nz
- ContactLouise Turnbull
Nearby ECE services
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Paremata Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.3 km
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Plimmerton Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.4 km
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Titahi Bay Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.2 km
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Discovery Kindergarten Kindergartens · 2.6 km
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Titahi Bay Playcentre Playcentre · 3 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Paremata Playcentre — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Discovery School 2.6 km
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Titahi Bay School 3 km
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Tairangi School 3.3 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026