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Best-rated by ERO — Southland top-30

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

66 centres eligible in Southland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Waverley Kindergarten

Windsor · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
2

Winton Kindergarten

Winton · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
3

Newfield Kindergarten

Newfield · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
4

Oxford Kindergarten

East Gore · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
5

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna

Richmond (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H A L

Roll 56
6

Glengarry Kindergarten

Glengarry · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
7

Rockdale Park Kindergarten

Heidelberg · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 37
8

Te Kōhanga Reo Kia Ngāwari

Mataura · Southland · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 27
9

Children's Ward Playroom - Southland Hospital

Appleby South (Invercargill City) · Southland · Hospital Based

C W A Wh A B B H L A

Roll 18
10

Longford Kindergarten

Gore Main · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
11

Riverton Kindergarten

Riverton · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 20
12

Stewart Island EC Education Centre

Half Moon Bay · Southland · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B A H L B

Roll 20
13

Just Four Kids Ltd

Avenal · Southland · Home Based

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

Roll 100
14

Active Explorers Invercargill

Avenal · Southland · Education And Care

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

Roll 80
15

BestStart Rugby Park

Invercargill Central · Southland · Education And Care

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

Roll 75
16

Kew Kindergarten

Appleby South (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
17

Lindisfarne Kindergarten

Richmond (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
18

Te Rourou Whakatipuranga O Awarua

Bluff · Southland · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H L

Roll 30
19

Ohai Playcentre

Ōhai-Nightcaps · Southland · Playcentre

C B W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 25
20

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti

Clifton-Kew · Southland · Kohanga Reo

C B W B Wh B B A H C L

Roll 16
21

Just Four Kids Southland - Otago

Avenal · Southland · Home Based

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

Roll 100
22

Gore Preschool

Gore Main · Southland · Education And Care

C B W B Wh C B H B L B

Roll 85
23

Elsie Street Kindergarten

Gore Main · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
24

Clarendon Kindergarten

Kingswell · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
25

Lees Street Kindergarten

Gladstone (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
26

Otatara Kindergarten

Otatara · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
27

Ranui Kindergarten (Invercargill)

Strathern · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
28

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Hau e Whā

Appleby North (Invercargill City) · Southland · Kohanga Reo

C B W Wh B B A H C L

Roll 40
29

Drummond Rural Kindergarten

Ōtautau · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 35
30

The Cottage Kindergarten

Invercargill Central · Southland · Kindergarten

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

Roll 33

Showing top 30 of 66 eligible centres in Southland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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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)