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Best for child wellbeing (ERO) — Waikato top-30

Centres with the strongest ERO grade on the wellbeing dimension — child agency, emotional safety, transitions.

179 centres eligible in Waikato. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

BestStart Motutaiko Street

Taupō Central East · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 61
2

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kohao o Te Ngira

Hamilton East · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 35
3

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rāhui Pōkeka

Huntly West · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 30
4

Dinsdale Playcentre

Frankton · Waikato · Playcentre

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

Roll 25
5

BestStart St Andrews

Te Rapa · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 92
6

BestStart Totara Street

Mountview · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 80
7

Central Kids Kindergartens - Kihikihi

Kihikihi Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
8

Central Kids Kindergartens - Paeroa

Paeroa · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
9

Central Kids Kindergartens - Thames

Thames Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
10

Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai

Tauhara · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

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

Roll 35
11

My Treehut

Mountview · Waikato · Education And Care

C W A Wh A B A H B L A

Roll 56
12

Central Kids Kindergartens - Mercury Bay

Whitianga South · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
13

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kutia

Richmond Downs-Wardville · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh A B A H L B

Roll 35
14

Li'l Pumpkins Preschool Centre Limited

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B A H L A

Roll 31
15

Grow Early Education Ltd

Oaklands-St Kilda · Waikato · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B A H L A

Roll 73
16

Kidz @ Wintec

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 59
17

BestStart Te Heuheu Street Kindy

Taupō Central West · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 50
18

BestStart Primrose Street

Frankton · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 40
19

Central Kids Kindergartens - Morrinsville

Morrinsville West · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
20

Central Kids Kindergartens - Waipāhīhī

Richmond Heights · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
21

Leamington Kindergarten

Leamington · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
22

Te Kōhanga Amorangi o Whakawātea

Deanwell · Waikato · Education And Care

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

Roll 40
23

Te Kowhai Kindergarten

Te Kōwhai · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
24

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kaitumutumu

Huntly East · Waikato · Kohanga Reo

C A W A Wh B B H B L A

Roll 30
25

Tuakau Kindergarten

Tuakau South · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 30
26

St Andrews Playcentre

St Andrews-Hamilton · Waikato · Playcentre

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

Roll 20
27

Junior Junction

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Education And Care

C A W A Wh B B H L A

Roll 50
28

Aberdeen Kindergarten

Hamilton Central · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
29

Central Kids Kindergartens - Rāwhiti

Matamata North · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
30

Central Kids Kindergartens - Tūrangi

Tūrangi · Waikato · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40

Showing top 30 of 179 eligible centres in Waikato. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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