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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Tasman 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.

46 centres eligible in Tasman. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Pinegrove Kindergarten

Brighwater · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
2

Oasis Early Learning Centre

Motueka North · Tasman · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B B H L A

Roll 30
3

Oasis Preschool Mapua

Māpua · Tasman · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B H L

Roll 42
4

Golden Bay Kindergarten

Tākaka · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
5

Oasis Education Centre

Motueka North · Tasman · Education And Care

C W A Wh B B H L

Roll 30
6

Motueka South Kindergarten

Motueka West · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
7

Busy Bees Motueka

Motueka East · Tasman · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L B

Roll 60
8

Greenwood Kindergarten

Motueka North · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
9

Richmond Kindergarten

Richmond Central (Tasman District) · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
10

Waverley Street Kindergarten

Ben Cooper Park · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
11

First Years Richmond

Richmond Central (Tasman District) · Tasman · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 37
12

Little People on Gladstone

Richmond · Tasman · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 35
13

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhina

Motueka North · Tasman · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 26
14

Murchison Kindergarten

Murchison-Nelson Lakes · Tasman · Kindergarten

C W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 20
15

BestStart Berryfields Crossing

Richmond West (Tasman District) · Tasman · Education And Care

Roll 80
16

Active Explorers Richmond

Richmond · Tasman · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H B L

Roll 75
17

Waimea Kindergarten

Easby Park · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 75
18

Busy Bees Richmond

Richmond · Tasman · Education And Care

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

Roll 65
19

Busy Bees Mapua

Māpua · Tasman · Education And Care

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

Roll 60
20

Wildflowers ELC

Richmond West (Tasman District) · Tasman · Education And Care

Roll 54
21

Faulkner Bush Kindergarten

Wakefield · Tasman · Kindergarten

Roll 43
22

Motueka Kindergarten

Motueka North · Tasman · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
23

Motueka Steiner Kindergarten

Lower Moutere · Tasman · Education And Care

Roll 40
24

The Tree House Early Learning

Richmond · Tasman · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H L B

Roll 36
25

Kiwi Explorers

Richmond South (Tasman District) · Tasman · Education And Care

C B W Wh B C H B L

Roll 60
26

Motueka Playcentre

Motueka North · Tasman · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
27

Appleby Playcentre

Inlet Waimea West · Tasman · Playcentre

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

Roll 26
28

Tapawera Playcentre

Golden Downs · Tasman · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B C H B L

Roll 25
29

The Ark Preschool

Templemore · Tasman · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H L B

Roll 42
30

Golden Kids Inc. Early Learning Centre

Tākaka · Tasman · Education And Care

C W Wh B B C H L

Roll 41

Showing top 30 of 46 eligible centres in Tasman. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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