Toko Playcentre

Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to Toko Playcentre,

We are a rural centre with a huge range of resources at our modern centre for children to play and learn with.  We have recently upgraded our whole outdoor area, installing a matting area around our fort complete with a bike track that the children are thoroughly enjoying, as well as re-doing our sandpit area to include a water pump and river running down into the sandpit and underneath the boardwalk. We also go an an excursion at least once a term, making sure we visit different places and try to focus on a place that will extend our children’s learning interests at the time.

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!