Redwood Playcentre, Christchurch

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

Redwood 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

Redwood 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

Redwood 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 69 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

• Address40 Dunedin Street, Redwood, Christchurch
• Phone+64 3 377 2540
• ContactRebecca Congalton

Nearby ECE services

• BestStart Redwood Education & Care Services · 424 m
• Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood Kindergartens · 483 m
• Canterbury Educare Oakbridge Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.8 km
• Stables Montessori Casebrook Education & Care Services · 2.3 km
• Kidsfirst Kindergartens Rutland Street Kindergartens · 2.6 km