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Best-rated by ERO — Hawke's Bay top-30

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

116 centres eligible in Hawke's Bay. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

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
2

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
3

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
4

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pou Herenga Waka o Te Whakapono

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 20
5

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whakakotahitanga

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 24
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 15
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Awatea Hou

Flaxmere · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H A L

Roll 45
8

Mayfair Kindergarten

Mayfair · Hawke's Bay · Kindergarten

C A W A Wh A B A H L

Roll 40
9

Taikura Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten

Hastings Central · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 40
10

BestStart Havelock North

Havelock North-Central · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 25
11

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wairoa

Wairoa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B B H L B

Roll 20
12

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ara Hou

Onekawa · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 32
13

BestStart Willowpark Road

Parkvale-Napier/Hastings · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 72
14

Taradale East Kindergarten

Taradale · Hawke's Bay · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
15

Onga Onga Playcentre

Makaretu · Hawke's Bay · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
16

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rau O Te Oriwa

Maungataniwha-Raupunga · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L

Roll 17
17

Launch Queen Street

Hastings Central · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B B H B L

Roll 100
18

BestStart Riverbend Road

Onekawa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 75
19

Nelson Park Kindergarten Toddler and Baby

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 75
20

BestStart Greenmeadows

Greenmeadows · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 59
21

Taokotaianga Apii Kuki Airani Early Childhood Centre

Akina · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 58
22

Carlyle Kindergarten

Napier South · Hawke's Bay · Kindergarten

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 43
23

Busy Bees Frimley

Frimley · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

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

Roll 42
24

Eskview Kindergarten

Bay View (Napier City) · Hawke's Bay · Kindergarten

C W A Wh A B B H L

Roll 31
25

Chuckles Learning Centre

Clive · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B B H B L

Roll 30
26

Scallywaggs Kindergarten & Care Waipawa

Waipāwa · Hawke's Bay · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 30
27

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Marama

Maraenui · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 30
28

Ashridge Road Playcentre

Marewa · Hawke's Bay · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
29

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puawaitanga o Te Pito Mata

Raureka · Hawke's Bay · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B H B L A

Roll 25
30

Port Ahuriri Playcentre

Ahuriri · Hawke's Bay · Playcentre

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

Roll 23

Showing top 30 of 116 eligible centres in Hawke's Bay. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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