Playcentre

Playcentre Aotearoa
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi
AbbreviationPlaycentre
Formation1941
TypeCooperative[1] Charitable Trust[2]
Registration no.CC37155[3]
PurposeHigh quality early childhood education - a co-operative whānau/family experience
Location
  • New Zealand
Region served
New Zealand
Membership
Parents of children attending
Staff (2022)
561[4]
Volunteers (2022)
13503[4]
Websitehttp://www.playcentre.org.nz

Playcentre is an early childhood education and parenting organisation which operates cooperative parent-led early childhood education centres[1] throughout New Zealand. While the concept originated in New Zealand,[5] it is now also established in Japan.[6][7]

Their mission is stated as "Whānau Tupu Ngātahi - Families growing together."

  1. ^ a b Manning, Suzanne (2008). Playcentre parents-as-educators: Links between background experiences and teaching practice (thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  2. ^ "Organisation details", Playcentre, 2019-09-02, archived from the original on 2023-09-28, retrieved 2024-01-06
  3. ^ "Charities Services: Playcentre Aotearoa", Charities Services, Government of New Zealand, retrieved 2024-01-06
  4. ^ a b Annual Return Summary: Playcentre Aotearoa 2022 (Report). Government of New Zealand. August 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06. {{cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "History", Playcentre, 2019-01-18, archived from the original on 2023-10-26, retrieved 2024-01-17
  6. ^ "Playcentre News - Early Childhood News". playcentre.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14.
  7. ^ Hartevelt, John (2009-10-21), "Japan finds Kiwi play appealing", The Press, Christchurch: Stuff, archived from the original on 2009-10-22, retrieved 2024-01-18