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Best kindergartens — Northland top-17

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

17 centres eligible in Northland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Parihaka Kindergarten

Parahaki · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
2

Manaia Kindergarten

Pārua Bay · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
3

Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga

Otangarei · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
4

Waitangi Kindergarten

Paihia · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
5

Kerikeri Kindergarten

Kerikeri Central · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
6

Onerahi Free Kindergarten

Onerahi · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
7

Mangawhai Kindergarten

Mangawhai · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
8

Tikipunga Free Kindergarten

Tikipunga · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
9

Te Kamo Kindergarten

Kamo · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
10

Hikurangi Kindergarten

Hikurangi · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
11

Manaia View Kindergarten

Raumanga · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
12

Comrie Park Kindergarten

Matarau · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
13

First Ave Hora Hora Kindergarten

Whangarei CBD · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
14

Portland Kindergarten

Otaika-Portland · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 29
15

Forest View Kindergarten

Tikipunga · Northland · Kindergarten

C B W Wh B B H L C

Roll 40
16

Mission Place Kindergarten

Kaitāia West · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
17

Doubtless Bay Kindergarten

Doubtless Bay · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30

Showing top 17 of 17 eligible centres in Northland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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