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Best for under-2s — Waikato 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.

162 centres eligible in Waikato. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

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BestStart Motutaiko Street

Taupō Central East · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 61
2

BestStart St Andrews

Te Rapa · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 92
3

My Treehut

Mountview · Waikato · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 56
4

Te Kōhanga Amorangi o Whakawātea

Deanwell · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 40
5

BestStart Morrinsville

Morrinsville North · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
6

Purerehua Early Learning Centre

Tūrangi · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 35
7

Learning Links Borman Road

Rototuna · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 100
8

Busy Bees Dinsdale

Dinsdale · Waikato · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 95
9

BestStart Puketaha Road

Chartwell · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 68
10

Busy Bees Putaruru

Putāruru · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 60
11

BestStart Borman Road

Rototuna North · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 58
12

River Kids Early Learning Centre

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 50
13

Happy Little Learners

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 42
14

Te Puna Reo o Te Kōhao

Enderley · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 40
15

Hopscotch Preschool

Ōtorohanga · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 30
16

Early Years - Rotokauri LTD

Te Rapa South · Waikato · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 110
17

Riverglade Childcare

Paeroa · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 80
18

Matamata Childcare Centre

Matamata West · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 75
19

The Barnyard

Te Awamutu North · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 75
20

BestStart Cambridge

Leamington · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 60
21

Te Ara Metua Punanga Reo Kuki Airani

Stanley Park · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
22

BestStart Te Aroha

Te Aroha East · Waikato · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 49
23

Flagstaff Childcare Ltd

Flagstaff-Hamilton · Waikato · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B B H B L

Roll 40
24

BestStart Whangamata

Whangamatā East · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 35
25

Footprints Early Learning Centre

Waihī South · Waikato · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B B H B L

Roll 34
26

Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool

Frankton · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 34
27

Moko Club Ngāruawāhia

Ngāruawāhia North · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 34
28

Glenview Kindy

Glenview · Waikato · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 30
29

Kihikihi Early Adventurers

Kihikihi Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B C H B L B

Roll 25
30

Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool

Whitianga South · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 39

Showing top 30 of 162 eligible centres in Waikato. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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