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Welcome to Playcentre

Whānau tupu ngātahi - families growing together

    Playcentre is a family organisation where:

  • we empower adults and children to work, play, learn and grow together
  • we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and celebrate people's uniqueness
  • we value and affirm parents as the first and best educators of their children
  • so that whānau are strengthened and communities enriched


Playcentre Conference and ECE Professional Development Day 2013

Playcentre Conference and ECE Professional Development Day 2013 Click here for Conference Details and to register for our ECE PD Day!

What do children do at Playcentre?

At Playcentre children choose from a wide variety of well resourced learning areas, work at their own pace, and are supported by trained parent-volunteers. Listen to parents from Playcentres in the Hutt Valley talk about what their children do in a typical Playcentre session.


Click here for further information about the Playcentre DVD and how to purchase a copy.

News!

Free Seminars on Simple Format Financial Reporting for NFPs

The XRB, in conjunction with DIA Charities and the Association of NGOs of Aotearoa (ANGOA), is running a series of seminars on the proposed new accounting standards requirements for registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations. A feature of the proposals is a simple format reporting approach for organisations with expenditure under $2 million. This is the reporting standard that Associations and Playcentres will have to follow once the Financial Reporting Bill 2012 (currently before Parliament) is enacted. The seminars are free and being held in locations around the country. You do however need to register in advance on the Charities website. Read about and register for free seminars.

Tūpuna - Ngā Kaitiaki Mokopuna: A resource for Māori grandparents

Māori grandparents’ experiences are shared in a new publication recently released by The Families Commission. Tūpuna - Ngā Kaitiaki Mokopuna: A resource for Māori grandparents. The qualitative research was led by Dr Cherryl Waerea-i-te-rangi Smith, Ngati Apa, Kahungunu, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngai Tahu who is Co-Director of Te Atawhai o te Ao: Independent Maori Research Institute for Environment and Health, based in Whanganui. The publication is available on the Families Commission website on the following link: Tūpuna - Ngā Kaitiaki Mokopuna: A resource for Māori grandparents.


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