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Best kindergartens — Southland top-21

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

21 centres eligible in Southland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Waverley Kindergarten

Windsor · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
2

Winton Kindergarten

Winton · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
3

Newfield Kindergarten

Newfield · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
4

Oxford Kindergarten

East Gore · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
5

Glengarry Kindergarten

Glengarry · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
6

Rockdale Park Kindergarten

Heidelberg · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 37
7

Longford Kindergarten

Gore Main · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
8

Riverton Kindergarten

Riverton · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 20
9

Kew Kindergarten

Appleby South (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
10

Lindisfarne Kindergarten

Richmond (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
11

Elsie Street Kindergarten

Gore Main · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
12

Clarendon Kindergarten

Kingswell · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
13

Lees Street Kindergarten

Gladstone (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
14

Otatara Kindergarten

Otatara · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
15

Ranui Kindergarten (Invercargill)

Strathern · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
16

Drummond Rural Kindergarten

Ōtautau · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 35
17

The Cottage Kindergarten

Invercargill Central · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 33
18

Elston Lea Kindergarten

Strathern · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
19

Fiordland Kindergarten

Te Ānau · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
20

Waikiwi Kindergarten

Waikiwi · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
21

Grasmere Kindergarten

Prestonville-Grasmere · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 39

Showing top 21 of 21 eligible centres in Southland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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