All Playcentres should have received their new education posters by now – it has been great to see the photos shared of new wall displays promoting Playcentre Education!

If you’d like to share electronic copies with your centre whānau, you can find them on the members section of the website here: Playcentre Education posters for your centre | Playcentre

It seems like a great time to share a few fun facts about Playcentre Education…

Did you know?

Playcentre Education…

  • helps you cement your sense of belonging at and understanding of Playcentre, while also growing your skills as a parent.
  • is designed to fit around families’ busy lives. We have rolling enrolments, you can start and stop whenever you need to…and if you are super keen, you can work on two modules at once!
  • is a Zero Fees programme that does not impact your fees-free tertiary study allowance
  • makes it easy for Primary teachers to meet supervision requirements through the Playcentre Primary Teacher Bridging Award
  • offers a NZQA approved qualification funded by TEC: the New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care (Level 4). We offer awards along the way that support your Playcentre to meet licensing requirements.
  • have just received our latest NZQA EER (External Education and Review) Report with Playcentre Education ranked as a Category 1 provider – the highest category – reflecting our commitment to providing a top-class programme and experience for our ākonga learners.

Term 3 info sessions for Whakaihuwaka – Playcentre Education Champions

If you are interested in supporting Playcentre Education in your local centre(s), come along to join the Education Team and other Education Champions to learn more about the Playcentre Education programme, kōrero about how to promote it and share ideas about supporting whānau through the awards and certificate.  You don’t need to be Education Officer to attend – this session is for anyone who has seen the benefit of Playcentre Education and wants to awhi others in their education journey.

Tues 30 July 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Wed 31 July 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Click here to join the hui

Facebook support groups

Did you know that there are two Facebook support groups run by Playcentre Education?  These are another way to ask questions to the team and make sure that you are getting up to date information.

For current learners enrolled on the Level 4 certificate:

Playcentre Education – L4 in 2024 Wero | Challenge | Facebook

For Education Champions (those supporting/promoting Education):

Playcentre Education Champions – Whakaihuwaka o Te Wāhanga Mātauranga | Facebook

Queries or feedback for the education team?

We welcome your feedback. Please contact any member of the Education Team – we are here to help.  Education Contact Details | Playcentre