Playcentre Aotearoa has welcomed a one-off grant of $3 million in Budget 2023, which will support the sustainability of parent-led early childhood education (ECE) in New Zealand, chief executive...Read More
Playcentre Aotearoa recently announced the appointment of Shekinah Graham as the new Kaihononga Māori (Māori Relationship Worker) for Upper North Island. This is a key role for the organisation...Read More
Playcentres across the country are inviting whānau with tamariki aged 0-6 years to visit during Playcentre Open Week, which runs from 6-10 March. The theme of Playcentre Open Week this year is...Read More
Past and present members of Manurewa Playcentre celebrated the centre’s Platinum Jubilee on 5 November. For 70 years, Manurewa Playcentre has been offering families the chance to play, grow,...Read More
Enner Glynn Playcentre in Nelson has had its playground revamped, thanks to the Mitre 10 MEGA Helping Hands programme. At its 56th project in the Nelson region, Helping Hands set about rebuilding...Read More
On 5 November, Mount Maunganui Playcentre in collaboration with local business Kitchen Takeover, held a fundraising event which raised over $76,000 towards their relocation project. Mount...Read More
Diamond Harbour Playcentre unveiled a new pou that was gifted by their community to the centre on 15 September 2022. A local community member, Wally Hemapo, donated an old telephone pole to the...Read More
West Harbour Playcentre held a celebration and blessing of their new playground on 12 August. The playground upgrade was completed on 11 March 2022. However, the celebration and blessing of the...Read More
Playcentre Aotearoa recently announced that ‘Space at Playcentre’ infant programmes have been launched in Canterbury especially for whānau with babies aged 0-6 months. The existing Babies...Read More
Playcentre Messy Play Week is a free event for families with pre-school age babies and children being held from Monday 22 August to Friday 26 August at Playcentres across Aotearoa. Playcentre...Read More
