Best kindergartens — national top-50

1. 1

   Wakari Kindergarten

   Wakari · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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2. 2

   Paengaroa Free Kindergarten

   Rangiuru · Bay of Plenty · Kindergarten

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

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3. 3

   Central Kids Kindergartens - Edgecumbe

   Edgecumbe · Bay of Plenty · Kindergarten

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

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4. 4

   Milverton Kindergarten

   Milverton · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

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5. 5

   Oratia Kindergarten

   Oratia · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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6. 6

   Remuera Kindergarten

   Remuera · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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7. 7

   Waverley Kindergarten

   Windsor · Southland · Kindergarten

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

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8. 8

   Winton Kindergarten

   Winton · Southland · Kindergarten

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

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9. 9

   Irmgard Ritchie Kindergarten

   Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

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10. 10

    Anchorage Park Kindergarten

    Pakuranga · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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11. 11

    Central Kids Kindergartens - Kihikihi

    Kihikihi Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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12. 12

    Central Kids Kindergartens - Paeroa

    Paeroa · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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13. 13

    Central Kids Kindergartens - Thames

    Thames Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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14. 14

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Burnham

    Burnham Camp · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

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15. 15

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown

    Phillipstown · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

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16. 16

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Rutland Street

    Christchurch · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

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17. 17

    Newfield Kindergarten

    Newfield · Southland · Kindergarten

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

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18. 18

    Oxford Kindergarten

    East Gore · Southland · Kindergarten

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

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19. 19

    Papakōwhai Kindergarten

    Papakowhai · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

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20. 20

    Parihaka Kindergarten

    Parahaki · Northland · Kindergarten

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

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21. 21

    Pikopiko Clyde Quay Kindergarten

    Mount Victoria · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

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22. 22

    Jonathan Rhodes Kindergarten

    North East Valley · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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23. 23

    Wairakei Kindergarten

    Papamoa · Bay of Plenty · Kindergarten

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

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24. 24

    Grasslands Kindergarten

    Hamilton Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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25. 25

    Upper Hutt Kindergarten

    Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

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26. 26

    Central Kids Kindergartens - Mercury Bay

    Whitianga South · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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27. 27

    Dannemora Kindergarten

    Dannemora · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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28. 28

    Ellerslie Kindergarten

    Ellerslie · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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29. 29

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Greymouth

    Greymouth Central · West Coast · Kindergarten

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

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    Manchester Kindergarten

    Warwick · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

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31. 31

    Oaktree Kindergarten

    Browns Bay · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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32. 32

    Holyoake Kindergarten

    Pahiatua · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

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33. 33

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Shirley

    Shirley · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

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34. 34

    Manaia Kindergarten

    Pārua Bay · Northland · Kindergarten

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

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35. 35

    Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga

    Otangarei · Northland · Kindergarten

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

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36. 36

    Waitangi Kindergarten

    Paihia · Northland · Kindergarten

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

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37. 37

    Halfway Bush Kindergarten

    Halfway Bush · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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38. 38

    Green Island Kindergarten

    Green Island · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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39. 39

    Epsom South Kindergarten

    Epsom · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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    Mosgiel Central Kindergarten

    Mosgiel Central · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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    Welcome Bay Free Kindergarten

    Welcome Bay · Bay of Plenty · Kindergarten

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

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    Khandallah Kindergarten

    Khandallah · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

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    Central Kids Kindergartens - Apanui

    Whakatāne Central · Bay of Plenty · Kindergarten

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

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    Central Kids Kindergartens - Morrinsville

    Morrinsville West · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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    Central Kids Kindergartens - Waipāhīhī

    Richmond Heights · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

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    Glendowie Kindergarten

    Glendowie · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

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    Glengarry Kindergarten

    Glengarry · Southland · Kindergarten

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

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48. 48

    Kerikeri Kindergarten

    Kerikeri Central · Northland · Kindergarten

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

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49. 49

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St

    Woolston · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

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50. 50

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hargest Crescent

    Waltham · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

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Showing top 50 of 465 eligible centres. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

How we score "Best kindergartens"

Kindergarten service-type only. Composite ERO score (A=+4, B=+2, C=0, D=−3).

See full methodology and the ERO source row.