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Best-rated by ERO — Wellington top-30

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

290 centres eligible in Wellington. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Irmgard Ritchie Kindergarten

Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
2

Papakōwhai Kindergarten

Papakowhai · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
3

Pikopiko Clyde Quay Kindergarten

Mount Victoria · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
4

Waikanae Playcentre

Waikanae East · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
5

Te Kōhanga Reo o Raukawa

Ōtaki · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 50
6

Upper Hutt Kindergarten

Upper Hutt CBD · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
7

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kākano o Te Kura

Ōtaki · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H B L A

Roll 25
8

Te Kōhanga Reo o Paparākau Tuarua

Naenae · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C B W A Wh A B H A L B

Roll 62
9

Silverstream Early Learning Centre by Busy Bees

Silverstream · Wellington · Education And Care

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

Roll 51
10

Te Kōhanga Reo o Upoko Ā Urunga

Wainuiomata · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 50
11

Khandallah Kindergarten

Khandallah · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
12

Houghton Valley Playcentre

Houghton Bay · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
13

Kōkiri Marae Te Kōhanga Reo

Seaview-Wellington · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B H B L

Roll 75
14

Te Kōhanga Reo O Ngāti Hāmua

Lansdowne · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh A B A H B L

Roll 42
15

Katoa Kindergarten

Elsdon · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
16

Arakura Kindergarten

Wainuiomata · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 33
17

Ngā Tamariki Childcare Centre

Alicetown · Wellington · Education And Care

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

Roll 32
18

Johnsonville Playcentre

Johnsonville · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
19

Wilton Playcentre

Wilton · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
20

Etu Ao - Niu

Elsdon · Wellington · Home Based

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

Roll 80
21

Te Puna Reo o Ngāti Toa

Takapuwahia · Wellington · Education And Care

C B W A Wh B A H B L

Roll 50
22

Stokes Valley Kindergarten

Stokes Valley · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
23

Carterton Kindergarten

Carterton North · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
24

Miramar North Kindergarten

Miramar · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
25

Ngaio Playcentre

Crofton Downs · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
26

Tawa/Linden Playcentre

Linden · Wellington · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
27

Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatupuranga Kotahi

Petone · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L

Roll 25
28

Matairangi Kindergarten

Hataitai · Wellington · Kindergarten

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

Roll 24
29

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāhauranga

Tawa · Wellington · Kohanga Reo

C A W Wh B A H L A

Roll 20
30

BestStart Cornwall Street

Lower Hutt Central · Wellington · Education And Care

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

Roll 100

Showing top 30 of 290 eligible centres in Wellington. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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