Freemans Bay

For more than 40 years, Freemans Bay Playcentre has been supporting children and families to play, learn and grow together.

With a focus on valuing and affirming parents as the first and best educators of their children, we offer quality early childhood education within a community atmosphere.

The Education Review Office visited Freemans Bay Playcentre in March 2015 and found that we are “very well placed” to promote positive learning outcomes for children – the highest possible rating awarded.

Located on the corner of Franklin Road, Wellington and Collingwood Streets, Freemans Bay Playcentre services the communities of the CBD, Freemans Bay, Ponsonby, Grey Lynn and the surrounds.

We welcome families with children from newborn to school age, at any time during the year. We invite you to visit us and experience what Playcentre is all about.

Please contact us to arrange a time to visit. We look forward to meeting you and your family.

At Playcentre, early childhood education is a shared journey. We value parents as the first and best educators for their tamariki, which is why parents attend alongside their tamariki – to play, learn and grow together.

Whether you have a new pēpī, preschooler, or are new to a community, Playcentre provides a place for whānau and communities to come together.

If you care for tamariki aged 0-6, we invite you to visit and experience our affordable, unique, and child-led environment. Our centres encourage learning through free play and nurture imagination, confidence, and connection.

Our licensed early learning centres follow the Ministry of Education’s world-leading bicultural curriculum, Te Whāriki, offering 16 different areas of play set up to cater for different interests, skills, ages and abilities.

We also provide a free, NZQA-approved, adult education programme for enrolled whānau to add practical strategies and skills to your parenting toolbox.

We offer three visits before you enrol. Arrange a visit today and experience our supportive, fun and friendly community for yourself!