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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Naenae Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Naenae Playcentre
CC30790
N/A
Deregistered
29/08/2025

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

$0
$0

Below are details of Naenae Playcentre at the date of deregistration:

Naenae Playcentre
CC30790
N/A
Deregistered

Registration details

30/06/2008
August 31

Registration history

Registration Action Date effective Reason
De-registered 29/08/2025 The charity is consolidating and deregistering the local branches or similar entities. The national or parent body will continue to be a registered charity
Registered 30/06/2008
Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

Rata Street School
Naenae
Lower Hutt
73 Rata Street
Naenae
Lower Hutt
5011

Charity's other details

027 880 2742
naenae@playcentre.org.nz
https://www.playcentre.org.nz/centre/naenae/
https://www.facebook.com/NaenaePlaycentre/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC30790

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 Playcentre Aotearoa (national body) will run.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Education

Education / training / research

Education

Family / whanau

Children / young people

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

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Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 29 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.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Amanda Baker Secretary Communications & PR 13/10/2021
Chantelle Brader Equipment 13/10/2021
Fiona Sowry Team Lead - Wāhi and Health & Safety 13/10/2021
Rosna Baxter Team Lead - Whakahaere, Treasurer & Enrolment 13/10/2021
Anna Marie Robertson Adult Education 25/09/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Ana Johnston Team Lead - Tangata, Bicultural & Curriculum Planning and Evaluation 19/10/2024
Virginia Bace Secretary Meetings 1/04/2024
Janice Pickford Secretary Meetings & Librarian 31/08/2023
Amelia Martin Property Upgrade and Gardening 15/12/2022
Gina Frances Aloha Moss Co Secretary 15/10/2022
Kayla Hoare Mail & Shopping 15/10/2022
Liam McKinley Property 15/10/2022
Ruby Harfield Child Planning and Evaluation 15/10/2022
Serenity Tutahione Health & Safety 15/10/2022
Deborah McLennan-Deans Secretary 1/04/2021
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Charity Updates

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26/11/2024 NOC027
5/12/2023 NOC026
23/11/2022 NOC025
22/11/2022 NOC024
5/11/2021 NOC023
4/11/2021 NOC022
17/11/2020 NOC021
28/10/2019 NOC020
20/03/2019 NOC019
13/12/2017 NOC017
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