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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — Wellington 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.

402 centres eligible in Wellington. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Pikopiko Clyde Quay Kindergarten

Mount Victoria · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
2

Irmgard Ritchie Kindergarten

Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
3

Waikanae Playcentre

Waikanae East · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
4

Silverstream Early Learning Centre by Busy Bees

Silverstream · Wellington · Education And Care

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

Roll 51
5

Upper Hutt Kindergarten

Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kākano o Te Kura

Ōtaki · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 25
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Raukawa

Ōtaki · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 50
8

Papakōwhai Kindergarten

Papakowhai · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
9

Houghton Valley Playcentre

Houghton Bay · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
10

Khandallah Kindergarten

Khandallah · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
11

Etu Ao - Niu

Elsdon · Wellington · Home Based

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

Roll 80
12

Te Kōhanga Reo o Paparākau Tuarua

Naenae · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh A B H A L B

Roll 62
13

Stokes Valley Kindergarten

Stokes Valley · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
14

Ngā Tamariki Childcare Centre

Alicetown · Wellington · Education And Care

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

Roll 32
15

Wilton Playcentre

Wilton · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
16

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāhauranga

Tawa · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H L A

Roll 20
17

Kōkiri Marae Te Kōhanga Reo

Seaview-Wellington · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H B L

Roll 75
18

Te Kōhanga Reo O Ngāti Hāmua

Lansdowne · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 42
19

Katoa Kindergarten

Elsdon · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
20

Johnsonville Playcentre

Johnsonville · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
21

Matairangi Kindergarten

Hataitai · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 24
22

Te Kōhanga Reo o Upoko Ā Urunga

Wainuiomata · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 50
23

Ngaio Playcentre

Crofton Downs · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
24

Tawa/Linden Playcentre

Linden · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
25

Daisies Early Education & Care Centre

Johnsonville · Wellington · Education And Care

C W Wh B A H B L A

Roll 30
26

Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatupuranga Kotahi

Petone · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L

Roll 25
27

Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo

Wainuiomata · Wellington · Education And Care

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

Roll 80
28

Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa

Takapuwahia · Wellington · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B A H B L

Roll 50
29

Sunshine Kindergarten

Karori · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
30

Te Kōhanga Reo o Arohanui ki Te Tangata Marae Trust

Waiwhetu · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C W A Wh B H B L A

Roll 33

Showing top 30 of 402 eligible centres in Wellington. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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