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Playcentre Awareness Week

Sunday 21st - Saturday 27th March 2010

Playcentre Awareness Week is held nationally every two years to celebrate the about 11,000 families and 16057 children who are involved in nearly 500 licensed Playcentres nationally (August 2009 figures).    Each of the Wellington Playcentre Association's 21 Playcentres between Miramar in the south and Otaki in the north will be holding an event and welcoming visitors into their centres. Some of these include galas, picnics and family walks. See below for a list of these events.

 

Playcentre is a New Zealand-unique, over 60 year old, early childhood option for birth to six year olds where parents/whanau manage and operate centres as a cooperative. It is a licensed early childhood education provider and receives government funding through the Ministry of Education.

 
Playcentre provides educational and training options for adults so they can supervise sessions and understand child development and learning. The training is NZQA approved. Playcentre has a maximum ratio of one adult to five children.
 
Playcentre began in Karori, Wellington in 1941.

 

Event Information for each Playcentre

Paremata: 2 & 6km Walks, 6km Run.

21st March, 8:30am registration, 9:00am run, 9:30am walks.

Contact Melanie O'Hagan , phone 528 5575 or 021 479 918.

Te Kapua Anga Reo: Civic Square Playcentre session.

24th March, 9:30-12:30pm. Rain day of 25th March

Contact Jude Pointon 237 6967 or 021 120 7521.

Titahi Bay: Open Day at Playcentre & Promotional Stall

27th March, 10-12pm. In conjunction with Plunket.

Contact Bridget Piper , 236 6032. 

Tawa/Linden: Open Day at Playcentre for Members Past and Present.

27th March, 2-4pm.

Contact Josephine Reader, , phone 232 3948. 

Johnsonville: Open day at Playcentre and Veteran Session.

27th March, 10-2pm.

Contact Monique Watson, , 938 9196.

Newlands Tamariki: Open Day/Gala.

20th March, 10-1pm.

Contact Donna Good , 027 383 0998.

Kelburn: Open day, Otari Picnic.

Open day 20th March in conjunction with Kelburn Fair, Otari Picnic 23rd March during session.

Contact Anna Cartwright 475 7258; Phillipa Conway 475 9713.

Ngaio: Art Displays in Ngaio Library & Villa Café.

March 15th- 29th.

Contact Joanne Fullelove, , 479 3103.

Wilton: Open Day at Playcentre.

27th March 10am – 12noon.

Contact Kate Riddick, , 475 9996.

Karori: Open Day at Playcentre.

23rd March 1pm – 2:30pm

Contact Liz Rose, 4760051,

Makara: Civic Square Playcentre session.

24th March, 9:30-12:30pm. Rain day of 25th March

Contact Jude Pointon 237 6967 or 021 120 7521, or Charmaine

Island Bay: Civic Square Playcentre session.

24th March, 9:30-12:30pm. Rain day of 25th March.

Dinosaur eggs, 4yr old boys plastic bottle, funnel vinegar, baking soda in blows up a balloon.

Contact Jude Pointon ph 2376967 or 021 120 7521

Houghton Valley: Civic Square Playcentre session.

24th March, 9:30-12:30pm. Rain day of 25th March

Contact Jude Pointon 237 6967 or 021 120 7521

Brooklyn: Civic Square Playcentre session.

24th March, 9:30-12:30pm. Rain day of 25th March.

Contact Jude Pointon 237 6967 or 021 120 7521

Hataitai: Open Day at Playcentre.

27th March 10am -12pm

Contact Allison Mcpherson, 3861765,

Newtown: Session in park by Library and Civic Square.

27th March Session in Park, 24th March Civic Sqaure.

Contact Marcus Thomas, 3896964,

Paekakariki: Picnic at Marine Gardens Raumati Beach and Open day at Playcentre.

21st March 10am – 2pm Picnic, 25th March 10am-12noon Open Day.

Contact Willa Cameron 2927612 or 021827738

Otaki: Picnic at Marine Gardens Raumati Beach.

21st March 10am – 2pm.

Contact Juliet Dewhirst, 06 3645777

Waikanae: Picnic at Marine Gardens Raumati Beach and Open day at Playcentre.

21st March 10am – 2pm Picnic, 25th March 10am-12noon Open Day.

Contact Sarah O’Hagan 9046596

Paraparaumu: Picnic at Marine Gardens Raumati Beach.

21st March 10am – 2pm.

Contact Rebecca Moorley 2973437


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