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Best-rated by ERO — Auckland top-30

Centres with the strongest combined ERO dimension grades across all six dimensions (curriculum, wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health & safety, leadership).

836 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

Rainbow Bears Preschool

Henderson · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Tīmatatanga

Manurewa · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H A L

Roll 48
8

Anchorage Park Kindergarten

Pakuranga · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
9

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
10

Titirangi Playcentre

Titirangi · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
11

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
12

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
13

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
14

New Shoots Children's Centre - Whenuapai

Whenuapai · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 90
15

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
16

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
17

Oma Rāpeti Early Learning Centre

Freemans Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B B H L A

Roll 50
18

Playhouse Early Childhood Centre

Green Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 49
19

Dannemora Kindergarten

Dannemora · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
20

Ellerslie Kindergarten

Ellerslie · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
21

Oaktree Kindergarten

Browns Bay · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
22

Te Kōhanga Reo o Manurewa

Manurewa · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 40
23

Glendowie Montessori Preschool

Glendowie · Auckland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 37
24

Eden/Epsom Playcentre

Mount Eden · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
25

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tahuri Mai

Weymouth · Auckland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 66
26

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
27

Epsom South Kindergarten

Epsom · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
28

Glendowie Kindergarten

Glendowie · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
29

Orewa Beach Kindergarten

Orewa South · Auckland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
30

Birkenhead Playcentre

Birkenhead · Auckland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30

Showing top 30 of 836 eligible centres in Auckland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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