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Best for under-2s — Auckland top-30

Education-and-care centres taking under-2s, ranked on ERO health & safety + wellbeing grades — the two dimensions that matter most for the youngest learners.

583 centres eligible in Auckland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Lollipops Millennium

Ellerslie · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 85
2

BestStart Johnstones Road Kindy

Otara · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 80
3

Rainbow Bears Preschool

Henderson · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
4

Playhouse Early Childhood Centre

Green Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 49
5

BestStart Dannemora

East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 105
6

Pakuranga Baptist Kindergarten

Pakuranga · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 40
7

Active Explorers Highbrook

East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 150
8

New Shoots Children's Centre - Whenuapai

Whenuapai · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 90
9

Glendowie Montessori Preschool

Glendowie · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 37
10

Mokopuna ki Clendon Early Childhood Service

Clendon · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 45
11

Daystar Early Learning Centre

Mount Eden · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B H B L A

Roll 35
12

Gulf Harbour Preschool

Gulf Harbour · Auckland · Education And Care

C W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 30
13

Kindercare Learning Centres (10 P) Constellation

Mairangi Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 30
14

BestStart Mount Eden

Sandringham · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 56
15

Te Atatu South Childcare Centre

Te Atatu South · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
16

The Treasure Cove Early Learning Centre

Manurewa · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B B H B L B

Roll 50
17

Second Home Early Learning

Newton · Auckland · Education And Care

C W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 23
18

AoKids/Papakura

Papakura Central · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B B H B L

Roll 100
19

Lollipops Albany

North Harbour · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 95
20

Te Puna Reo o Ritimana

Ponsonby · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B H B L C

Roll 30
21

BestStart Everglade Babies

Manukau Central · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 20
22

Tiny Stars

East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B H B L C

Roll 100
23

Takapuna Learning Space

Milford · Auckland · Education And Care

C W A Wh B C H B L B

Roll 60
24

Remuera Baptist Kindergarten

Remuera · Auckland · Education And Care

C W A Wh B H B L B

Roll 55
25

Howick KIDS Early Learning Centre

Howick · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
26

Three Mountains Montessori

Narrow Neck · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B C H B L

Roll 35
27

BestStart Manuroa Road 1

Takanini · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 135
28

BestStart Mangere East 3

Mangere East · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 116
29

BestStart Flat Bush

Flat Bush · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
30

BestStart Glenfield

Glenfield · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 100

Showing top 30 of 583 eligible centres in Auckland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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