A parent-led early childhood centre at 134 Newlands Road in Newlands, Wellington, Newlands Tamariki Playcentre is part of Playcentre Aotearoa, a charitable trust. Parents attend alongside their children, and the centre says it has a high ratio of adults to children. Children aged 0 to 6 play in well-equipped indoor and outdoor areas, with messy, sensory, creative, physical and imaginative play, and they learn alongside children of different ages. Its licensed programme follows Te Whāriki and offers 16 areas of play. Parents can join a free, NZQA-approved adult education course for enrolled whānau, which covers positive guidance and parenting skills.
The centre runs a space session on Mondays from 12.15pm to 2.45pm and on Tuesdays from 12.45pm to 3.15pm, and a bilingual session on Wednesdays from 9.15am to 12.45pm. Families are invited to visit three times before enrolling. The first step is to arrange a visit, and the second is to request enrolment.