Glendene Playcentre

04/09/2026

💙 Happy Father’s Day! 💙

Our tamariki have been busy making special cards for their dads! 🎨✂️💌

Lots of love, creativity and little handmade surprises ready for this Sunday! 🥰

Happy Father’s Day to all our amazing dads! 👨‍👧‍👦💙

13/08/2026

🐳Playcentre Open Week 17-21 August🦖

You’re welcomed to visit and experience early learning where whānau and tamariki play, learn and grow together in a supportive and welcoming community!

If you have a baby or preschooler, just pop in at any time between 9.30 – 12.30 on Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Don’t forget to bring a healthy yummy lunchbox, drink bottle and a spare cloths for a fulfilling fun!

If you have any questions, please contact
[email protected]
027 880 5382

20/07/2026

It was a beautiful time to gather our family together to celebrate Matariki. We sat around the fire to reflect the past, cherish our presence, and looking forward for the future. It was also an amazing experience to share our cultures and build relationships in our playcentre.

17/07/2026

Tamariki delight in the joy of reading, with big mihi to the Trusts Supporters Club!

Glendene Playcentre provides young children with opportunities to grow, learn and play alongside their families and other local children - with no cost to families. We are hugely grateful to local funders who support us in doing so by funding beautiful resources that spark creativity and joyful learning!

Thank you to the Trusts Supporters Club for funding our beautiful new pukapuka. Ngā tamariki are already diving right in, soaking up the rich world of emergent literacy!

10/06/2026

Check out this free event coming up! Hosted by our neighbours at Glendene Community Hub, in celebration of Matariki!

It's back folks .... Matariki 2026 on Thursday 02 July from 4pm to 7pm. Book it in and tell your friends n whanau. Join us for whole family fun, giveaways and special dinner.

-Massey Local BoardWhau Local Board

02/06/2026

Today, the Fossil Van from Auckland Museum visited Glendene Playcentre, bringing an exciting hands-on learning experience for our tamariki. They explored different dinosaur species, shared their ideas about what dinosaurs might have looked like, and discovered fascinating facts about these prehistoric creatures. The highlight of the visit was the opportunity to touch and examine dinosaur fossil replicas, sparking curiosity, wonder, and lots of questions. It was a memorable experience that brought learning to life and inspired our young explorers to learn more about the world of dinosaurs.

20/05/2026

Recently tamariki were delighted to enjoy a trip to Butterfly Creek, which was made possible by generous funding from The Trusts! Children gained so much from their morning exploring, watching the animals, playing together and enjoying the train ride. These shared experiences really widen the world of our children! Thank you The Trusts!

03/04/2026

'Don't pour the water on the blowhole!' The tamariki were so excited to help the stranded whale and thanks to Project Jonah for sharing these interesting knowledge to us!

29/03/2026

Happy Easter! This Saturday, we celebrated Easter with whanau in our playcentre. A lot of activities kept our tamariki busy and fun: we hunted painted rock, ate chocolate eggs, and shared Kai, we also had face painting, playdough and collage to do and watched the movie together on our favorite pyjamas. We were so lucky to have each other in Glendene Playcentre! 🐰🐰😊😊

28/11/2025

Giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi - a statement from our Board

Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi, Playcentre Aotearoa and our 390 ECE Centres stand with kura and schools across Aotearoa that continue to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi despite recent legislative changes.

Joining the many schools and education providers that have confirmed their commitment, our stance is clear: giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not negotiable. Our identity, our governance, and our practice are underpinned by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Partnership between tangata whenua and tangata tiriti.

We affirm our commitment to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi in every aspect of educating more than 14,000 tamariki, our decision-making, and our governance.

This is more than a principle; it is a promise to each one of those tamariki and their whānau and our communities, that partnership, equity, and respect will remain at the heart of everything we do at Playcentre.

It is a pledge to the countless generations of whānau that have called a Playcentre “our village”, and all those who will entrust us with their tamariki mokopuna for generations to come.

We acknowledge the decades of work by thousands of Playcentre people, who have embedded our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi throughout our organisation, from the sandpit to the Board table. Our two-house governance model is a powerful expression of this commitment.

A cornerstone of our governance practice, it ensures that Te Tiriti o Waitangi is integral to every decision as mandated by our Trust Deed, Rules, and Philosophy. We know equity, respect and Tiriti-based partnership are essential to delivering high quality education and best outcomes for all learners.

We stand united with kura, schools and other education providers in upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

I raro i te haumaru o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, nā mātou noa nā,
Te Pōari o Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi, the trustees of Playcentre Aotearoa

Image description: Yellow Playcentre-branded tile. Text reads: "Giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."