Pongakawa Playcentre
Pongakawa · Bay of Plenty Region
Pongakawa Playcentre at a glance
Pongakawa Playcentre is a playcentre early childhood service in Pongakawa, Bay of Plenty Region, managed on a community based basis. It has 21 children enrolled, and is approved for 20 Hours ECE and carries an Equity Index band of EQI > 5.
13 of the enrolled children are under two years old, so the service cares for a genuine infant and toddler cohort alongside older pre-schoolers.
Children by age
Total enrolled: 21 children, of whom 25 are counted in the all-children figure.
Children by ethnicity
Service details
- Service typePlaycentre
- Funding / managementCommunity based
- 20 Hours ECEEligible for 20 Hours ECE
- Equity IndexEQI > 5
- SettingRural other
- Territorial authorityWestern Bay of Plenty District
- RegionBay of Plenty Region
- Education regionBay of Plenty, Waiariki
- Roll date2025 directory export
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About this data
Details are taken from the New Zealand Ministry of Education early childhood directory export dated 1 September 2026. Age and ethnicity rolls are as recorded at the directory snapshot.
This is an independent directory and is not affiliated with the Ministry of Education. Confirm enrolment, fees and opening hours directly with the service. Report a correction.
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- Data as at
- 1 September 2026
- ECE services
- 4,376
- Children enrolled
- 190,919