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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Atawhai Playcentre.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Atawhai Playcentre
CC57128
N/A
Deregistered
18/08/2025

Financial information at the time of Deregistration:

$0
$0

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

Atawhai Playcentre
CC57128
N/A
Deregistered

Registration details

1/10/2019
August 31

Registration history

Registration Action Date effective Reason
De-registered 18/08/2025 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 1/10/2019
Playcentre Aotearoa

Address for service

655 Atawhai Crescent
Atawhai
Nelson
7010

Charity's other details

03 5450828
atawhai@playcentre.org.nz
http://playcentre.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/Atawhai-Playcentre-497365870274402/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC57128

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Playcentre philosophy and practice are based on "Whanau Tupu Ngatahi - Families Growing Together". Playcentre recognises parents as the first and most important educators of their children and supports them to educate their children. Playcentre provides quality early childhood educational sessions for young children (birth to school age) through quality play experiences supported by a high child to adult ratio. Adults participate in the Playcentre Education Programme.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Education / training / research

Children / young people

Family / whanau

Entity Structure

Atawhai Playcentre is a volunteer co-operative managed and governed by the parents of the children who attend our centre. Every family with an enrolled child has a whanau member/parent who is a member of the committee and decisions are made via consensus. Atawhai Playcentre is a member of the New Zealand Playcentre Federation who provide support and guidance to our centre and work to ensure compliance requirements are met.

Annual Returns

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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
Helen Louise Wilkinson Treasurer 11/09/2024
Christa Elisabeth Schmidt Secretary 29/01/2024
Erin Bell President 7/10/2023
Claire Eddy Health and Safety 29/09/2021
Rachel Penney Bi-cultural Officer 29/09/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Elisabeth Schmidt Secretary 6/05/2024
Jessica Rubin Secretary 31/12/2023
Marian McCay President 14/04/2022
Claire McMeekin Health and Safety 24/03/2022
Catherine Louise Bull Co-Treasurer 29/09/2021
Ellen Heyns Secretary 29/09/2021
Chloe Elizabeth Light Secretary 22/10/2020

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.
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14/09/2024 NOC006
7/05/2024 NOC005
22/03/2024 NOC004
24/03/2022 NOC003
2/12/2020 NOC002
23/11/2020 NOC001

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