Strategy for Growth: The Six “Big Rocks”
Our strategy for growth has been laid out in the six big rocks. Each rock has been essential as we journey towards Ki te pae tawhiti (distant horizons). As we bound from rock to rock on our journey, the first four rocks have been contingent upon the rock before to ensure a safe crossing to fertile land for Playcentre’s future growth.
The first three rocks have been completed
- Big Rock 1: Trust Deed
- Big Rock 2: Co-design
- Big Rock 3: New operational model
Big Rock 4, where centres become branches is currently in progress. Our fifth and sixth rocks are critical to the success of our crossing, providing stability and balance.
Big Rock 4. Centres become branches (In progress)
Centres across Aotearoa need to come together as one, to resolve issues that arose from the amalgamation of 32 Playcentre Associations in 2019. Centres choosing to come across to a new model means that centre whānau are protected against liability. This will also bring together all our collective resources that we need to move forward as an organisation together. This will realise the original purpose of the 2019 amalgamation.
Big Rock 5. Grow revenue (In progress)
In addition to co-design and operating as one whānau, we need to generate more revenue, beyond our ECE funding.
Big Rock 6. Business as usual (In progress)
While all the above is happening, we need to keep doing what we do best, growing and learning alongside our tamariki while ensuring that we are meeting all our compliance, regulatory, administrative, and reporting requirements to manage our risk. And we need to do this whilst keeping a close eye on our budget.
