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Best for under-2s — Otago 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.

61 centres eligible in Otago. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre

Wānaka Central · Otago · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 40
2

Mini Thinkers

Musselburgh · Otago · Education And Care

C W A Wh B H B L A

Roll 150
3

BestStart Mosgiel

Bush Road · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 55
4

Otago University Childcare Association - Te Pā

Dunedin North · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B B H B L

Roll 150
5

Pioneers Russell Street & Nursery

Dunedin Central · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 65
6

Queens Preschool

St Clair · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 29
7

Remarkable Start Early Learning

Frankton · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 76
8

BestStart Kaikorai Valley Road

Bradford · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 75
9

Rainbow Preschool

South Dunedin · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 75
10

City Impact Church Queenstown Early Childhood Centre

Frankton · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H B L B

Roll 73
11

Montessori Children's House Wanaka

Wānaka Waterfront · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 56
12

BestStart Montessori Arrowtown

Arrowtown · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 50
13

Barnardos Early Learning Centre Oamaru

Glen Warren · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H B L B

Roll 44
14

Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser

Milton · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 40
15

City Impact Church Childcare Balclutha

Balclutha South · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 70
16

Riverside Educare

Albert Town · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H B L

Roll 68
17

Molyneux Educare Inc

Cromwell East · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H B L C

Roll 50
18

Montessori House Casa dei Bambini

Wakari · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 45
19

Gems Miro

Lake Hayes Estate · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B C H C L B

Roll 70
20

Teviot Valley Educare Centre Inc

Teviot Valley · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh C B B H C L

Roll 30
21

Montessori House Atelier de Bambini

Kaikorai · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H C L

Roll 29
22

City Heights Montessori

Dunedin Central · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B C H C L C

Roll 60
23

Gems Rata

Shotover Country · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H D L C

Roll 67
24

Play and Learn ECE - Fairfield

Fairfield · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh C B C H D L

Roll 25
25

Little Citizens Early Learning Centre

South Dunedin · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H D L D

Roll 75
26

Cromwell Early Learning Centre Inc

Cromwell East · Otago · Education And Care

C A W B Wh A B H L B

Roll 41
27

Bunny Burrows Limited

St Kilda · Otago · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 68
28

Little Wonders St Kilda

St Kilda · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
29

BestStart Montessori Mosgiel

Mosgiel East · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 70
30

Little Wonders Cromwell

Cromwell East · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 56

Showing top 30 of 61 eligible centres in Otago. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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