Lower Hutt Playcentre is a deregistered Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at August 2016.
Mission: 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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2015 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2014 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2013 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2012 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2011 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2010 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2009 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
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Lower Hutt Playcentre files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 353 sibling charities:
Financial data as at August 2016. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2016). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Part of a reporting group. Lower Hutt Playcentre files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by Parkside Playcentre. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.
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
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Lower Hutt Playcentre is one of 354charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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