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Monday 9:30am - 11:30am Tuesday 9:30am - 11:30am Thursday 9:30am - 11:30am Friday 9:30am - 11:30am

Dinsdale Playcentre

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Dinsdale Playcentre offers a great option for early childhood learning and fun. It is run by the parents/caregivers.

Dinsdale Playcentre is set in a quiet urban cul-de-sac in west Hamilton. We are close to the centre of town and draw on many neighbouring suburbs. Our centre is at the end of the street, bordering a gully. We are child-led in our activities, we follow Playcentre Aotearoa philosophy alongside Te Whariki - the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and work together to include biculturalism. We often go on trips during session to explore our community. Tamariki attend with their whaanau, and we also over drop off sessions for over three's. Please feel free to book in for a visit or email/call with any queries. When you do come for a visit, please bring:
-a sunhat
-sunscreen
-a change of clothes
-a snack
-a drink bottle

Our session times are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am-12pm.

26/09/2026

We have had another amazing Term!

Thanks to all the new faces who stopped in to say hello, and welcome to all those who decided to make our playcentre your home.

2 weeks and we will be back ready for some more fun.

13/09/2026

This week we are celebrating Te wiki o te reo Maaori!

For more information and resources check out: https://www.reomaori.co.nz/

20/08/2026

Our tamariki have been busy with colours this week, using different media 💙💚💛🧡❤️💕💜

16/08/2026

💛💜💛OPEN WEEK!💛💜💛

We look forward to this week all year!

TUESDAY 9:00am - 12.00pm
THURSDAY 9:00am - 12.00pm
FRIDAY 9:00am - 12.00pm

Come along and see what all the fuss and fun is about
Bring a lunch box, water bottle and a change of clothes

You can expect:
Messy Play
Sand Play
Playdough
Family Play
Carpentry
Paint and crafts
Music
Building
books and so much more!

Walk in or book in below
https://www.playcentre.org.nz/centre/Dinsdale/

23/07/2026

Welcome back for term 3!! The tamariki have been exploring, and enjoying our new wooden logs at playcentre this week,they have been building some amazing fairy villages, zoos, cities and more (even some of the adults have been playing with them too)!! 🤭🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️🏗👷‍♀️👷‍♂️🏘

02/07/2026

Today is the last Day of Term 2, don't forget to book in your visit for next Term.

Stay Safe!

14/06/2026

Happy National Volunteer Week!

We want to say a massive thankyou to all our wonderful volunteers at Dinsdale playcentre!

Did you know Playcentre is predominantly run by volunteer?

Playcentre is like no other ECE in Aotearoa, our caregivers stay and play and learn alongside our tamariki.

10/05/2026

Te wiki o Te Waahanga Maatauranga - It's Playcentre education week!

Playcentres are Whaanau run, where parents and tamariki learn and grow together.

At Playcentre we offer free ECE education up to Level 4!

For more information visit https://www.playcentre.org.nz/learn-with-us/playcentre-education-2/

09/05/2026

Wishing you have a lovely Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers/grandmothers or other role models that help to raise tamariki.💛💜💛

07/05/2026

Did you know?

NZ’s 2023 census showed that 24,678 people use NZSL, with an estimated 4,500 Deaf users of NZSL.

For more information visit www.deaf.org.nz and https://nzsignlanguage.nz/nzsl-week/
Where these wonderful resources are from.

Address

43a Frederick Drive, Dinsdale
Hamilton
3200

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 11:30am
Tuesday	9:30am - 11:30am
Thursday	9:30am - 11:30am
Friday	9:30am - 11:30am

Telephone

+64278802543

Website

https://www.playcentre.org.nz/centre/dinsdale/

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