Our village becomes your village at Playcentre: fun and friendship for you and your children in endless experiences that last a lifetime.

With over 420 Playcentres across New Zealand there is one in your neighbourhood. Bring a friend and discover your local Playcentre during Open Week.

At Playcentre parents and whānau are the carers. Together we build a village where your whole family is connected and thrives.

Mixed aged sessions for tamariki aged 0-6 years and their whānau.

“Friendships that you establish in early childhood, and the social skills that underpin those, are more of an indicator of the child’s future academic success than any of the cognitive outputs (like colours, alphabet and numbers)”. 

Neuroscience Educator, Nathan Wallis

Because parents, whānau and caregivers attend Playcentre we have a high adult to child ratio. This allows Playcentre to offer a child initiated programme based on the individual child’s strengths and interests.