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Best by SchoolsNearMe composite (v1) — West Coast top-20

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.

20 centres eligible in West Coast. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Greymouth

Greymouth Central · West Coast · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
2

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hokitika

Hokitika · West Coast · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
3

Busy Bees Kawatiri

Westport South · West Coast · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 72
4

Westport Early Learning Centre

West Coast · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L B

Roll 51
5

Reefton Early Learning Centre

Reefton · West Coast · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H B L

Roll 23
6

Westport Kindergarten

Westport South · West Coast · Kindergarten

C W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 96
7

Active Explorers Hokitika

Hokitika · West Coast · Education And Care

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

Roll 60
8

The Children's House Greymouth

King Park · West Coast · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H B L

Roll 50
9

Harper Park Early learning Centre

Hokitika · West Coast · Education And Care

Roll 38
10

Paroa Playcentre

Paroa · West Coast · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
11

Wild Places Education

Rutherglen-Camerons · West Coast · Education And Care

Roll 20
12

The Children's House Hokitika

Hokitika · West Coast · Education And Care

C W Wh B B C H B L

Roll 20
13

Active Explorers Nelson Street

Greymouth South · West Coast · Education And Care

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

Roll 60
14

A to Z Preschool

Blaketown · West Coast · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H B L C

Roll 40
15

Active Explorers Shakespeare Street

King Park · West Coast · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B C H L B

Roll 36
16

Grey Valley Playcentre

Barrytown · West Coast · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
17

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Karoro

Karoro · West Coast · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
18

Westport Playcentre

Westport South · West Coast · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
19

Kaniere Playcentre

Hokitika · West Coast · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
20

Gloriavale Christian Preschool

Lake Haupiri · West Coast · Education And Care

C C W Wh C B H D L D

Roll 40

Showing top 20 of 20 eligible centres in West Coast. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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