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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Otago 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.

178 centres eligible in Otago. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Edubase Otago/ Southland

Dunedin Central · Otago · Home Based

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

Roll 50
2

Wild Things (Four)

Dunedin Central · Otago · Home Based

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

Roll 50
3

Wakari Kindergarten

Wakari · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
4

Jonathan Rhodes Kindergarten

North East Valley · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
5

Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre

Dunedin Central · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 93
6

Halfway Bush Kindergarten

Halfway Bush · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
7

Green Island Kindergarten

Green Island · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
8

Mosgiel Central Kindergarten

Mosgiel Central · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
9

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Terrace

Alexandra North · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
10

Bear Park - St Clair

St Clair · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 60
11

Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre

Wānaka Central · Otago · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 40
12

Casa Nova Kindergarten

Oamaru North Orana Park · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
13

Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten

South Dunedin · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
14

Abbotsford Kindergarten

Karaka · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
15

Mini Thinkers

Musselburgh · Otago · Education And Care

C W A Wh B H B L A

Roll 150
16

Andersons Bay Community Kindergarten

Andersons Bay · Otago · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B H L

Roll 32
17

Opoho Playcentre

Opoho · Otago · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
18

Port Chalmers Kindergarten

Port Chalmers · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
19

Cromwell Early Learning Centre Inc

Cromwell East · Otago · Education And Care

C A W B Wh A B H L B

Roll 41
20

Brockville Kindergarten

Brockville · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
21

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cromwell

Cromwell East · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
22

St Leonards Playcentre

Ravensbourne-St Leonards · Otago · Playcentre

C A W A Wh B B H C L B

Roll 25
23

Roslyn Kindergarten (Dunedin)

Belleknowes · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
24

Grants Braes Kindergarten

Waverley (Dunedin City) · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
25

Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy

Cardrona · Otago · Casual

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

Roll 0
26

BestStart Montessori Mosgiel

Mosgiel East · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 70
27

Goldfields Kindergarten

Tuapeka · Otago · Kindergarten

C W B Wh B B H B L A

Roll 40
28

Te Kōhanga Reo Manaaki Tamariki

Caversham · Otago · Kohanga Reo

C B W Wh B A H L

Roll 30
29

Bunny Burrows Limited

St Kilda · Otago · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 68
30

Bayfield Kindergarten

Andersons Bay · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42

Showing top 30 of 178 eligible centres in Otago. 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)