Home · Rankings · Top-rated overall · Northland

Best-rated by ERO — Northland top-30

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

132 centres eligible in Northland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kororipo

Kerikeri South · Northland · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 33
2

Kerikeri Playcentre

Riverview · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
3

Parihaka Kindergarten

Parahaki · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
4

Harinui Early Childhood Learning Centre

Riverview · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh A B A H L A

Roll 30
5

Oromahoe Kindergarten

Pakaraka · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 30
6

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Roopu Whanau

Kaitāia West · Northland · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 30
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Matawaia

Matawaia-Taumarere · Northland · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 20
8

BestStart Kamo Central

Kamo · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 40
9

Te Kōhanga Reo o Okaihau

Ōkaihau · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B A H B L A

Roll 40
10

Manaia Kindergarten

Pārua Bay · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
11

Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga

Otangarei · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
12

Waitangi Kindergarten

Paihia · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
13

Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia

Tikipunga · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 25
14

Te Rito, Te Whare Reo

Kaitāia West · Northland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 50
15

Kerikeri Kindergarten

Kerikeri Central · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
16

Onerahi Free Kindergarten

Onerahi · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
17

Giggles Learning Centre

Kensington-Whangarei · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B A H L A

Roll 33
18

Kids 1st Childcare & Learning Centre Ltd

Waipū · Northland · Education And Care

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 50
19

Tikipunga Educare

Tikipunga · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
20

Mokopuna O Moerewa Early Childhood Centre

Moerewa · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 70
21

Nurture by Nature Early Childhood Centre

Riverview · Northland · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
22

Mangawhai Kindergarten

Mangawhai · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
23

Tikipunga Free Kindergarten

Tikipunga · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
24

Kowhai Corner

Kaikohe · Northland · Education And Care

C W Wh A B A H L A

Roll 33
25

Te Kamo Kindergarten

Kamo · Northland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
26

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Toa Iwi Whenua

Kaikohe · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B A H L

Roll 23
27

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rewarewa

Raumanga · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H A L

Roll 23
28

Karatia Bilingual Playcentre

Hokianga South · Northland · Playcentre

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

Roll 20
29

Kowhai Corner Learning Centre

Kaikohe · Northland · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B A H L B

Roll 20
30

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kawakawa

Kawakawa · Northland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H L C

Roll 20

Showing top 30 of 132 eligible centres in Northland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

Compare across regions

Auckland Canterbury Waikato Wellington Bay of Plenty Manawatū-Whanganui Hawke's Bay Otago Taranaki Southland Gisborne Tasman Marlborough Nelson West Coast

Other rankings in Northland

Best for under-2s Best kindergartens Best kōhanga reo Best home-based networks Best playcentres Largest centres by current roll Best 20 Hours ECE centres Best for te ao Māori + bicultural practice Best curriculum (ERO) Best for child wellbeing (ERO) Best leadership (ERO)