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Best curriculum (ERO) — Taranaki top-30

Centres with the strongest ERO grade on the curriculum dimension — Te Whāriki alignment, planning, intentional teaching.

54 centres eligible in Taranaki. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Te Kōpae Piripono

Bell Block · Taranaki · Education And Care

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

Roll 55
2

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga

Waitara East · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 50
3

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hunga Ririki

Manutahi-Waitōtora · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 20
4

Inglewood Community Childcare Centre Inc

Inglewood · Taranaki · Education And Care

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

Roll 67
5

Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakaahurangi

Stratford Central · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B B H L B

Roll 40
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōpae Tamariki Kia Ū Te Reo

Spotswood · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B H L B

Roll 30
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wai-o-Turi

Pātea · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B B H C L B

Roll 30
8

Fitzroy Kindergarten

Fitzroy · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 34
9

Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon

Hurdon · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
10

Koromiko Kindergarten

Turuturu · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 37
11

Normanby Playcentre

Normanby (South Taranaki District) · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
12

Lollipops Aubrey Street

New Plymouth Central · Taranaki · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 100
13

BestStart Vivian Street

Kawaroa · Taranaki · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
14

Stratford Central Kindergarten

Stratford Central · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 50
15

Te Puawaitanga o Ngati Ruanui ECE

King Edward Park · Taranaki · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 40
16

Inglewood Playcentre

Inglewood · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
17

Rahotu Playcentre

Parihaka · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
18

Toko Playcentre

Toko · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
19

Waverley Playcentre

Manutahi-Waitōtora · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
20

Busy Bees New Plymouth

New Plymouth Central · Taranaki · Education And Care

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

Roll 110
21

Kaitake Kindergarten

Ōakura · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 50
22

New Plymouth YMCA Childcare Centre

New Plymouth Central · Taranaki · Education And Care

C B W B Wh C B B H L B

Roll 49
23

Marfell Kindergarten

Marfell · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 47
24

Brooklands Kindergarten

Lower Vogeltown · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
25

Bell Block Pohutakawa Kindergarten

Bell Block · Taranaki · Kindergarten

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

Roll 31
26

Okato Playcentre

Kaitake · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
27

Stratford Playcentre

Stratford Central · Taranaki · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
28

Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaia

Manaia · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C B W Wh B A H B L

Roll 30
29

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waiwhakaiho

Fitzroy · Taranaki · Kohanga Reo

C B W Wh B A H B L

Roll 30
30

Manaia Community Preschool

Manaia · Taranaki · Education And Care

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

Roll 24

Showing top 30 of 54 eligible centres in Taranaki. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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