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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Nelson 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.

37 centres eligible in Nelson. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Nayland Kindergarten

Stoke · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
2

Te whare Manaaki

Nelson South · Nelson · Hospital Based

C A W A Wh A B B H B L

Roll 12
3

Nelson Central Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
4

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kōpūāwai

The Wood · Nelson · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L B

Roll 25
5

Little Sunflowers

Nelson · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B A H L B

Roll 27
6

Nelson Montessori

Atawhai · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh A B H B L

Roll 50
7

Victory Square Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 49
8

Busy Bees Tāhunanui

Tahunanui · Nelson · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L B

Roll 76
9

Auckland Point Kindergarten

Nelson Central-Trafalgar · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 50
10

Nelson South Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
11

Birchwood Kindergarten

Stoke · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
12

Grove Street Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
13

Hira Rural Kindergarten

Marybank · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 36
14

Tahunanui Kindergarten

Tahunanui · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 80
15

Busy Bees Stoke

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

Roll 70
16

Atawhai Kids

Atawhai · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H L

Roll 50
17

Nurture@Home Rua

Stoke · Nelson · Home Based

C W Wh B B H L

Roll 50
18

Stoke Montessori

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W Wh A B C H L

Roll 30
19

The Children's Garden

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 30
20

Tōtara Kids Early Learning Centre

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

Roll 29
21

Learning Land

The Wood · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H L B

Roll 25
22

Busy Bees Hardy Street

Nelson Central · Nelson · Education And Care

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

Roll 115
23

Bridge Street Kindergarten

Nelson Central-Trafalgar · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
24

Atawhai Playcentre

Atawhai · Nelson · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
25

ElimKids Preschool

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W Wh B C H L

Roll 40
26

Stoke Kindergarten

Stoke · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
27

Nurture@Home Tahi

Stoke · Nelson · Home Based

C W B Wh B B C H L

Roll 100
28

Kauri Montessori

Victory · Nelson · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H L C

Roll 42
29

Star Early Learning

Nayland · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H C L

Roll 65
30

Enner Glynn Playcentre

Wakatu · Nelson · Playcentre

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

Roll 30

Showing top 30 of 37 eligible centres in Nelson. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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Best-rated by ERO Best for under-2s Best kindergartens Best kōhanga reo Best home-based networks Best playcentres Largest centres by current roll Best 20 Hours ECE centres Best for te ao Māori + bicultural practice Best curriculum (ERO) Best for child wellbeing (ERO) Best leadership (ERO)