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Best home-based networks — national top-50

Home-based ECE networks (educator-in-own-home settings), ranked on composite ERO grades. Each licensed network spans multiple educators.

130 centres eligible nationally. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

  1. 1
    Edubase Otago/ Southland
    Dunedin Central · Otago · Home Based
    C A W A Wh A B B H A L A ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  2. 2
    Wild Things (Four)
    Dunedin Central · Otago · Home Based
    C A W A Wh A B B H A L A ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  3. 3
    Etu Ao - Niu
    Elsdon · Wellington · Home Based
    C A W Wh A B H A L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  4. 4
    Nurtured at Home - Taranaki 2
    Chartwell · Waikato · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  5. 5
    Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Southland One
    Cromwell East · Otago · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  6. 6
    Barnardos Early Learning Homebased Canterbury One
    Papanui · Canterbury · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  7. 7
    Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 1
    Rosedale · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  8. 8
    Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 3
    Rosebank-Auckland · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  9. 9
    Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 4
    Rosedale · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  10. 10
    Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 5
    Rosedale · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  11. 11
    Just Four Kids Ltd
    Avenal · Southland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 100
  12. 12
    Back2Nature - Koru
    Tikipunga · Northland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L C ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  13. 13
    Kia ora Kids at Home Childcare 5
    Albany · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  14. 14
    No-1 Home Based Childcare & Education Service 4
    Rosedale · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L C ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  15. 15
    No-1 Home Based Childcare & Education Service 5
    Rosedale · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H B L C ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  16. 16
    Stems from Home 3
    Rolleston Izone · Canterbury · Home Based
    C B W A Wh B H B L B
    Roll 80
  17. 17
    Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Auckland Rua
    Mangere · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 60
  18. 18
    Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Auckland Tahi
    Mangere · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 60
  19. 19
    Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Auckland Toru
    Mangere · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 60
  20. 20
    Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education - 2
    Rosedale · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  21. 21
    Treetops NZ Limited
    Waimauku · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 20
  22. 22
    Just Four Kids Southland - Otago
    Avenal · Southland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh C B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 100
  23. 23
    Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Wellington Wha
    Te Aro · Wellington · Home Based
    C B W B Wh C B H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  24. 24
    Home Grown Kids (South)
    Bethlehem · Bay of Plenty · Home Based
    C B W Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  25. 25
    Home2Grow Childcare 2
    Royal Oak · Auckland · Home Based
    C W B Wh B B C H B L B
    Roll 80
  26. 26
    Kakapa Atu Home Base
    Favona · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W Wh B B H B L B
    Roll 80
  27. 27
    Kia ora Kids at Home Childcare 1
    Albany · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W Wh B B C H B L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  28. 28
    Nurtured at Home - Auckland 1
    Penrose · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H B L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  29. 29
    Nurtured at Home - Auckland 2
    Penrose · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H B L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80
  30. 30
    Organic Kids Limited
    Kaiapoi East · Canterbury · Home Based
    C B W Wh B B H B L B
    Roll 80
  31. 31
    Pioneers Home Northern
    Musselburgh · Otago · Home Based
    C W B Wh B B H B L B
    Roll 80
  32. 32
    Scallywaggs SPROUTS In-Home Childcare Hawke's Bay 5
    Onekawa · Hawke's Bay · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B H B L B
    Roll 80
  33. 33
    Stems From Home
    Howick · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W A Wh B H L B
    Roll 80
  34. 34
    Tiny Nation Taranaki Whanganui
    Hastings Central · Hawke's Bay · Home Based
    C W Wh B B B H B L B
    Roll 80
  35. 35
    'Api Fakakoloa Fa
    Otara · Auckland · Home Based
    C W Wh B B B H B L B
    Roll 60
  36. 36
    'Api Fakakoloa Nima
    Otara · Auckland · Home Based
    C W Wh B B B H B L B
    Roll 60
  37. 37
    EEW Homebased Education - West
    Hamilton East · Waikato · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B C H L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 60
  38. 38
    Home Grown Education
    Mangere East · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B H B L B
    Roll 60
  39. 39
    Home2Grow Childcare 3
    Royal Oak · Auckland · Home Based
    C W B Wh B B H B L B
    Roll 60
  40. 40
    Kia ora Kids at Home Childcare 4
    Albany · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H B L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 60
  41. 41
    ASPIRE Learning L2
    Manukau · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B B H L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  42. 42
    Bee's Garden Homebased Childcare
    St Johns · Auckland · Home Based
    C W Wh B B B H B L B
    Roll 50
  43. 43
    Home Grown Kids Auckland 2
    Tauranga Central · Bay of Plenty · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H C L B ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  44. 44
    Jemmas Homebased Childcare
    Papamoa · Bay of Plenty · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B H B L B
    Roll 50
  45. 45
    Kids at Home The Bay 2
    Tauranga Central · Bay of Plenty · Home Based
    C B W B Wh C B B H B L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  46. 46
    Little Rose Home-based Childcare
    Henderson · Auckland · Home Based
    C W B Wh B B C H B L B
    Roll 50
  47. 47
    Nurtured at Home - Auckland 5
    Penrose · Auckland · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H B L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  48. 48
    Nurtured at Home - Wellington 6
    Chartwell · Waikato · Home Based
    C B W B Wh B B H B L ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 50
  49. 49
    Nurtured at Home Waikato 3
    Chartwell · Waikato · Home Based
    C W Wh B B B H B L B
    Roll 0
  50. 50
    AhiKā Home Based Childcare
    Whau Valley · Northland · Home Based
    C C W B Wh B B B H C L C ERO: Not well placed
    Roll 80

Showing top 50 of 130 eligible centres. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

Best home-based networks by region

Auckland (64) Canterbury (5) Waikato (10) Wellington (4) Bay of Plenty (15) Manawatū-Whanganui (5) Hawke's Bay (5) Northland (5) Otago (5) Taranaki (1) Southland (3) Gisborne (1) Tasman (1) Marlborough (2) Nelson (1) West Coast (0)

How we score "Best home-based networks"

Home-based service-type only. Composite ERO score.

See full methodology and the ERO source row.

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