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Best kindergartens — Otago top-30

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

33 centres eligible in Otago. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Wakari Kindergarten

Wakari · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
2

Jonathan Rhodes Kindergarten

North East Valley · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
3

Halfway Bush Kindergarten

Halfway Bush · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
4

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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5

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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6

Abbotsford Kindergarten

Karaka · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
7

Brockville Kindergarten

Brockville · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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8

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Terrace

Alexandra North · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
9

Casa Nova Kindergarten

Oamaru North Orana Park · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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10

Grants Braes Kindergarten

Waverley (Dunedin City) · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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11

Corstorphine Kindergarten

Kew (Dunedin City) · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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12

Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten

South Dunedin · Otago · Kindergarten

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

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13

Port Chalmers Kindergarten

Port Chalmers · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
14

Goldfields Kindergarten

Tuapeka · Otago · Kindergarten

C W B Wh B B H B L A

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15

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Wakatipu

Queenstown Central · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
16

Rosebank Kindergarten

Balclutha South · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
17

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cromwell

Cromwell East · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
18

Richard Hudson Kindergarten

Caversham · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
19

Helen Deem Kindergarten

St Clair · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
20

Bayfield Kindergarten

Andersons Bay · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
21

Balclutha Kindergarten

Balclutha North · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
22

Concord Kindergarten

Concord · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
23

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Alexandra

Alexandra South · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
24

Milton Kindergarten

Milton · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
25

Reid Park Kindergarten

Mosgiel East · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
26

Edna McCulloch Kindergarten

South Hill · Otago · Kindergarten

C W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 40
27

Glen Warren Kindergarten

Glen Warren · Otago · Kindergarten

C W Wh B B B H B L

Roll 40
28

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea

Upper Clutha Valley · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
29

Kidsfirst Kindergartens Maniototo

Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
30

KidzWay Kindergarten

West Otago · Otago · Kindergarten

C C W B Wh B B C H B L

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Showing top 30 of 33 eligible centres in Otago. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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