Best leadership (ERO) — national top-50

1. 1

   Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pūtake Whakatupuranga

   Elgin-Gisborne · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

   C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

   Roll 93
2. 2

   Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti Noa

   Te Hapara · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

   C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

   Roll 70
3. 3

   BestStart Taradale

   Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

   Roll 67
4. 4

   Te Kōpae Piripono

   Bell Block · Taranaki · Education And Care

   C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

   Roll 55
5. 5

   Dunsandel Childcare and Preschool Ltd

   Burnham Camp · Canterbury · Education And Care

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

   Roll 44
6. 6

   Te Kōhanga Reo o Kororipo

   Kerikeri South · Northland · Kohanga Reo

   C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

   Roll 33
7. 7

   Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi

   Oceanic Gisborne Region · Gisborne · Kohanga Reo

   C A W A Wh A B A H A L A

   Roll 18
8. 8

   BestStart Dannemora

   East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

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

   Roll 105
9. 9

   Lollipops Millennium

   Ellerslie · Auckland · Education And Care

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

   Roll 85
10. 10

    BestStart Johnstones Road Kindy

    Otara · Auckland · Education And Care

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

    Roll 80
11. 11

    BestStart Motutaiko Street

    Taupō Central East · Waikato · Education And Care

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

    Roll 61
12. 12

    Edubase Otago/ Southland

    Dunedin Central · Otago · Home Based

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

    Roll 50
13. 13

    Wild Things (Four)

    Dunedin Central · Otago · Home Based

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

    Roll 50
14. 14

    Wakari Kindergarten

    Wakari · Otago · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 45
15. 15

    Paengaroa Free Kindergarten

    Rangiuru · Bay of Plenty · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 43
16. 16

    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

    Roll 40
17. 17

    Milverton Kindergarten

    Milverton · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
18. 18

    Oratia Kindergarten

    Oratia · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
19. 19

    Remuera Kindergarten

    Remuera · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
20. 20

    Colenso Early Childhood Centre

    Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

    Roll 38
21. 21

    Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kohao o Te Ngira

    Hamilton East · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 35
22. 22

    Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Tahi

    Halswell · Canterbury · Kohanga Reo

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 35
23. 23

    Kerikeri Playcentre

    Riverview · Northland · Playcentre

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

    Roll 30
24. 24

    Te Kōhanga Reo o Rāhui Pōkeka

    Huntly West · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 30
25. 25

    Te Kōhanga Reo o Tarimano

    Ngongotahā East · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 30
26. 26

    Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rongopai o Takapau

    Makaretu · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 30
27. 27

    Dinsdale Playcentre

    Frankton · Waikato · Playcentre

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

    Roll 25
28. 28

    Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa

    Rotokawa · Bay of Plenty · Kohanga Reo

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 25
29. 29

    Te Kōhanga reo o Kawakawa Mai Tawhiti

    East Cape · Gisborne · Education And Care

    C A W A Wh A B A H B L A

    Roll 20
30. 30

    Conductive Education Canterbury Inc

    Addington · Canterbury · Education And Care

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

    Roll 16
31. 31

    BestStart St Andrews

    Te Rapa · Waikato · Education And Care

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

    Roll 92
32. 32

    BestStart Totara Street

    Mountview · Waikato · Education And Care

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

    Roll 80
33. 33

    BestStart Judea

    Judea · Bay of Plenty · Education And Care

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

    Roll 72
34. 34

    Funhouse Learning Centre

    Whanganui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

    C A W A Wh A B A H C L A

    Roll 50
35. 35

    Waverley Kindergarten

    Windsor · Southland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 45
36. 36

    Irmgard Ritchie Kindergarten

    Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 42
37. 37

    Anchorage Park Kindergarten

    Pakuranga · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
38. 38

    Central Kids Kindergartens - Kihikihi

    Kihikihi Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
39. 39

    Central Kids Kindergartens - Thames

    Thames Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
40. 40

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Burnham

    Burnham Camp · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
41. 41

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown

    Phillipstown · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
42. 42

    Kidsfirst Kindergartens Rutland Street

    Christchurch · Canterbury · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
43. 43

    Newfield Kindergarten

    Newfield · Southland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
44. 44

    Oxford Kindergarten

    East Gore · Southland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
45. 45

    Pakuranga Baptist Kindergarten

    Pakuranga · Auckland · Education And Care

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

    Roll 40
46. 46

    Papakōwhai Kindergarten

    Papakowhai · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
47. 47

    Parihaka Kindergarten

    Parahaki · Northland · Kindergarten

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

    Roll 40
48. 48

    Twizel Early Learning Centre Inc

    Twizel · Canterbury · Education And Care

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

    Roll 39
49. 49

    Busy C's Preschool Lyttelton

    Lyttelton · Canterbury · Education And Care

    C A W A Wh A B A H L A

    Roll 30
50. 50

    Harinui Early Childhood Learning Centre

    Riverview · Northland · Education And Care

    C A W A Wh A B A H L A

    Roll 30

Showing top 50 of 2,022 eligible centres. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

How we score "Best leadership (ERO)"

Sorted by leadership grade (A→D). Ties broken by composite + roll.

See full methodology and the ERO source row.