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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Manawatū-Whanganui 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.

235 centres eligible in Manawatū-Whanganui. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Milverton Kindergarten

Milverton · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
2

Te Pā Harakeke o Te Awahou Puna Reo

Foxton North · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B A H L A

Roll 30
3

Funhouse Learning Centre

Whanganui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
4

Manchester Kindergarten

Warwick · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
5

Holyoake Kindergarten

Pahiatua · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
6

BestStart Palmerston North 1

Palmerston North Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 79
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Pirimai

Whanganui East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H L A

Roll 30
8

NatureSpace Early Learning

Kelvin Grove · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 72
9

Active Explorers Victoria Avenue

Terrace End · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
10

Arohanui Kindergarten

Levin East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 31
11

Terrace End Playcentre

Terrace End · Manawatū-Whanganui · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
12

Te Kōhanga Reo o Mōkai Pātea o Taihape

Taihape · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 32
13

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Mōrehu o Uenuku

Raetihi · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B B A H B L B

Roll 30
14

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kaitoki

Dannevirke East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 25
15

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Uru Karaka

Massey University · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C W Wh B H A L A

Roll 24
16

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kotahitanga

Ōhau-Manakau · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 16
17

Pākaraka Kindergarten

Mowhanau · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
18

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kapua o te Rangi

Pahiatua · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W B Wh B A H L B

Roll 20
19

Te Kōhanga Reo o Mō Te Whānau

Raetihi · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 25
20

Te Kōhanga Reo o Hāpaitia

Kimbolton South · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C W Wh B H A L

Roll 36
21

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tātou Katoa Rā

Taumarunui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 27
22

Te Kohanga Reo o Mana Tamariki

Manawatu Mail Centre · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C A W Wh B H L

Roll 50
23

Levin Baptist Kindergarten

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C A W Wh B H L

Roll 40
24

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tiehutia Te Waka

Kaitoke-Fordell · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B H B L

Roll 37
25

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao

Castlecliff West · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C B W Wh B B A H B L

Roll 27
26

Te Kōhanga Reo o Wharemārama

Turakina · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B B H L

Roll 26
27

Punahau Early Childhood Care Centre

Levin East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B B H B L B

Roll 15
28

Love and Learn Care and Education

Whanganui East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W A Wh B H L

Roll 90
29

Te Timatanga Hou Kindergarten

Levin Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 46
30

Central Kids Kindergartens - Te Ara Mātauranga

Taumarunui North · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40

Showing top 30 of 235 eligible centres in Manawatū-Whanganui. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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