Playcentre Aotearoa

Playcentre provides an early childhood education option for Whānau/families. Playcentre offers a safe and secure learning environment for children from birth to 6 years, emphasising child initiated play and the importance of whanau/families as the first and most important educators of their children. The centres are run co-operatively by whanau/parents as an extension to the whanau/family setting. They are Ministry of Education licensed.Please visit their website to find your local centre.Playcentre is free and is subsidised by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. However, some centres do request a donation or small fee per term.