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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Canterbury top-30

Centres ranked by the v1 composite score — a weighted average of all six ERO dimensions (curriculum 20% · wellbeing 20% · health & safety 20% · leadership 15% · whānau partnership 12.5% · bicultural practice 12.5%) on a 0–100 absolute scale. Centres missing a dimension get the national mean for that dimension as a flagged synthetic placeholder.

487 centres eligible in Canterbury. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Dunsandel Childcare and Preschool Ltd

Burnham Camp · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H A L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 44
2

Conductive Education Canterbury Inc

Addington · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B B H A L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 16
3

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Tahi

Halswell · Canterbury · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 35
4

The Cats Pyjamas Preschool

Rolleston Tauwharekākaho · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H A L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 70
5

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Burnham

Burnham Camp · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
6

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown

Phillipstown · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
7

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Rutland Street

Christchurch · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
8

Busy C's Preschool Lyttelton

Lyttelton · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H L A

Roll 30
9

Twizel Early Learning Centre Inc

Twizel · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B A H B L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 39
10

BestStart Cranford Street

St Albans · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 100
11

Cherry's Early Learning Centre

Beckenham · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 45
12

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Linwood

Linwood · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
13

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Sumner

Sumner · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 36
14

Prebbleton Playcentre

Prebbleton South · Canterbury · Playcentre

C A W A Wh A B A H B L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 29
15

Kindercare Learning Centres - Avonhead (211)

Avonhead · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H A L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 100
16

Annabel's Educare

Darfield · Canterbury · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 50
17

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St

Woolston · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C W A Wh A B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
18

BestStart Aidanfield

Halswell · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 50
19

Kidsfirst Kindergartens North New Brighton

North New Brighton · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
20

Kidsfirst Kindergartens The Bays

Mt Pleasant · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh B A H B L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
21

BestStart Hei Hei

Hei Hei · Canterbury · Education And Care

C B W A Wh A B B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 80
22

Seedlings Early Learning Centre

Halswell · Canterbury · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 75
23

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cotswold Avenue

Bishopdale · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh B A H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
24

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Halswell

Halswell · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C W A Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
25

Kidsfirst Kindergartens King Street

Rangiora Central · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C W A Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
26

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Mathers Road

Hoon Hay · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C W A Wh B A H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
27

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Opawa St Martins

Opawa · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh B A H L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
28

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Wales Street

Halswell · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B H B L ERO: Not well placed

Roll 40
29

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Beckenham

Beckenham · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh B H L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 0
30

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Shirley

Shirley · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C C W A Wh A B A H B L A ERO: Not well placed

Roll 30

Showing top 30 of 487 eligible centres in Canterbury. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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