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Best leadership (ERO) — Auckland top-30

Centres with the strongest ERO grade on the leadership dimension — qualified-teacher ratio, internal evaluation, governance.

653 centres eligible in Auckland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

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
2

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
3

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
4

Oratia Kindergarten

Oratia · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
5

Remuera Kindergarten

Remuera · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
6

Anchorage Park Kindergarten

Pakuranga · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
7

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
8

Titirangi Playcentre

Titirangi · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
9

Active Explorers Highbrook

East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 150
10

Busy Bees Apollo

Rosedale · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
11

Kids Domain Early Learning Centre

Grafton · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
12

New Shoots Children's Centre - Whenuapai

Whenuapai · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 90
13

BestStart Wattle Downs

Manurewa · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 70
14

Grey Lynn Montessori by Busy Bees

Grey Lynn · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
15

Oma Rāpeti Early Learning Centre

Freemans Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B B H L A

Roll 50
16

Dannemora Kindergarten

Dannemora · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
17

Ellerslie Kindergarten

Ellerslie · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
18

Glendowie Montessori Preschool

Glendowie · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 37
19

Eden/Epsom Playcentre

Mount Eden · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
20

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tahuri Mai

Weymouth · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 66
21

Kindercare Learning Centres (Milford)

Milford · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
22

Epsom South Kindergarten

Epsom · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
23

Birkenhead Playcentre

Birkenhead · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
24

Maungawhau Playcentre

Mount Eden · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
25

Tomarata Playcentre

Cape Rodney · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
26

Morningside Playcentre

Western Springs · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 29
27

The Learning Lane

Henderson · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H L A

Roll 25
28

Kindercare Learning Centre (19) Greville

Browns Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 126
29

BestStart Newton

Eden Terrace · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 84
30

Glenbrae KIDS Early Learning Centre

Glen Innes · Auckland · Education And Care

C W A Wh B B A H L A

Roll 60

Showing top 30 of 653 eligible centres in Auckland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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