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Best leadership (ERO) — Waikato top-30

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

207 centres eligible in Waikato. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

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
2

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
3

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
4

Dinsdale Playcentre

Frankton · Waikato · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
5

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
6

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
7

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
8

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
9

The Park Early Education Centre

Hamilton East · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 82
10

My Treehut

Mountview · Waikato · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 56
11

Grasslands Kindergarten

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
12

Central Kids Kindergartens - Mercury Bay

Whitianga South · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
13

Li'l Pumpkins Preschool Centre Limited

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B A H L A

Roll 31
14

Grow Early Education Ltd

Oaklands-St Kilda · Waikato · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H L A

Roll 73
15

Kidz @ Wintec

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 59
16

BestStart Te Heuheu Street Kindy

Taupō Central West · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
17

Central Kids Kindergartens - Morrinsville

Morrinsville West · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
18

Central Kids Kindergartens - Waipāhīhī

Richmond Heights · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
19

Te Kowhai Kindergarten

Te Kōwhai · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
20

Deanwell Playcentre

Deanwell · Waikato · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
21

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kaitumutumu

Huntly East · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 30
22

Tuakau Kindergarten

Tuakau South · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
23

Cumberland Early Education Centre

Flagstaff-Hamilton · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 120
24

Junior Junction

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H L A

Roll 50
25

Central Kids Kindergartens - Rāwhiti

Matamata North · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
26

Whitiora Kindergarten

Whitiora · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
27

Central Kids Kindergartens - Balmoral

Moananui · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
28

Hamilton West Kindergarten

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
29

Te Kōhanga Reo o Puketapu

Huntly East · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H L A

Roll 26
30

Central Kids Kindergartens – Dinsdale

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45

Showing top 30 of 207 eligible centres in Waikato. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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