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Best kindergartens — Canterbury top-30

Free / discretionary-fee kindergartens, ranked on composite ERO grades. Kindergartens operate under kindergarten associations and follow Te Whāriki.

45 centres eligible in Canterbury. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Burnham

Burnham Camp · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
2

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown

Phillipstown · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
3

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Rutland Street

Christchurch · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
4

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Shirley

Shirley · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
5

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith St

Woolston · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
6

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hargest Crescent

Waltham · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
7

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Linwood

Linwood · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
8

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Wigram

Hornby · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
9

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Sumner

Sumner · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 36
10

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Portsmouth Street

Wainoni · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
11

Kidsfirst Kindergartens The Bays

Mt Pleasant · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
12

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Wales Street

Halswell · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
13

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cotswold Avenue

Bishopdale · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
14

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Halswell

Halswell · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
15

Kidsfirst Kindergartens King Street

Rangiora Central · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
16

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Mathers Road

Hoon Hay · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
17

Kidsfirst Kindergartens North New Brighton

North New Brighton · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
18

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Opawa St Martins

Opawa · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
19

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood

Redwood · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
20

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Bush Street

Lilybrook · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
21

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Lyttelton

Lyttelton · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
22

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Riccarton

Riccarton · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
23

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Beckenham

Beckenham · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 0
24

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Niu

Linwood · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 50
25

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Ilam

Ilam · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
26

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hei Hei

Hei Hei · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 39
27

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Nuffield

New Brighton · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
28

Glenview Free Kindergarten

Gleniti South · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C B W B Wh B B H L B

Roll 40
29

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Broomfield

Broomfield · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
30

Kidsfirst Kindergartens West Rolleston

Rolleston North Central · Canterbury · Kindergarten

C B W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 40

Showing top 30 of 45 eligible centres in Canterbury. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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