Use this to find information about a particular charity.

Charity Summary


Charity Details

Point Howard Playcentre
CC30801
N/A
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
August 31
Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

1A Ngaumatau Road
Point Howard
Lower Hutt
5013

Charity's other details

lowernorth.admin@playcentre.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30801

Group Members

Below are all the members of Playcentre Aotearoa. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Awanui Playcentre
Beachhaven Playcentre Incorporated
Coromandel Playcentre Incorporated
Leamington Playcentre
Mairangi Bay Play Centre
Matamata Playcentre
Mayfield Playcentre
Mornington Playcentre
Opoho Playcentre
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Playcentre was instrumental in introducing the concept of education through play and through child-initiated activities to the early childhood setting in New Zealand. This philosophy has since been adopted throughout all New Zealand through the curriculum for early childhood education, Te Whāriki. The organisation believes that parents are the first and best educators of their children and children learn best when they initiate their learning through play (child-initiated play). Within the centres children and adults learn alongside each other, in agreement with the socio-cultural model of learning which posits that a child learns best when surrounded by trusted members of his or her community. Each Playcentre is a cooperative. Parents decide how their centre will run and are responsible for the education of their children. Parents also make decisions giving direction to how their association (regional body) and the NZPF (national body) will run

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Other (please state)

(Education services), Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Education / training / research

Family / whanau

Children / young people

Entity Structure

Children 0-6 years, normally in mixed age groups, attend 1/2 day sessions run by parents - minimum of 1 adult to five children, no more than 5x a week. Parents manage all aspects of each Playcentre including the premises, administration, education of children & adults. Playcentres are chartered ECE providers with the NZ Ministry of Education. Independent research & audits by ERO confirm the quality of Playcentre's programmes

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 28 February 2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 28 February 2010.

Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/08/2025 28/02/2026 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2024 28/02/2025 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2023 29/02/2024 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2022 28/02/2023 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2021 28/02/2022 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2020 28/02/2021 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2019 29/02/2020 Member of 'Playcentre Aotearoa' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2018 28/02/2019 Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2017 28/02/2018 Member of '' group - click here to view Annual Return
31/08/2016 28/02/2017 1/03/2017 $42,019 $35,757 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Kim Hessell Health and Safety Officer 24/11/2020
Lauren Taylor Education Officer 24/11/2020
Louise Hosegood Treasurer 17/10/2019
Lucy Miller Information Officer 9/09/2019
Kathryn Atkinson Secretary 11/04/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Lucy Haynes Health and Safety Officer 24/11/2020
Conny Seiler Information Officer 6/11/2020
Emily Holmes Information Officer 30/06/2018
Jessica Nickelsen Secretary 28/01/2018
Ruth Chinn Education Officer 31/12/2017
Alex Webster Secretary 12/10/2016
Emily Holmes Treasurer 12/10/2016
Morag Houston President 12/10/2016
Sarah Fahey Treasurer 12/10/2016
Annie Chunga Education Officer 15/10/2015

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.
Date Created Reference View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
23/01/2021 NOC020
13/01/2020 NOC019
6/05/2019 NOC018
25/11/2016 NOC015
12/11/2016 NOC014
14/12/2015 NOC013
1/03/2015 NOC012
29/10/2014 NOC011
11/08/2013 NOC007
24/02/2013 AR005

Charity Documents

load dashboard supporting documents spinner gif
Date Uploaded Document Type Reference Name

No supporting documents.