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Largest centres by current roll — Auckland top-30

The largest licensed ECE centres in New Zealand by current roll (latest MoE Directory reporting year). Roll alone doesn't measure quality — pair with the ERO grades shown here.

1,406 centres eligible in Auckland. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Active Explorers Highbrook

East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 150
2

BestStart Kenderdine Road

Papatoetoe · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 150
3

BestStart Wolverton Street

Avondale · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 150
4

Blossoms Educare Otara

Otara · Auckland · Education And Care

Roll 150
5

Blossoms Educare Takanini

Takanini · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H B L B

Roll 150
6

Busy Bees Ormiston Road

Flat Bush · Auckland · Education And Care

Roll 150
7

Busy Bees Silverdale Central

Kingsway · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 150
8

Campbells Bay Early Learning Centre

Campbells Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H B L C

Roll 150
9

Chrysalis Early Learning Centre

Avondale · Auckland · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 150
10

City Impact Church Childcare - North Shore

Browns Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B C H B L B

Roll 150
11

Fantails Childcare - Estate

Silverdale Central (Auckland) · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 150
12

Karaka Learning Centre License 2

Karaka · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 150
13

Magic Garden Early Education Limiited

Northcross · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 150
14

Penguins School of Early Learning

Dannemora North-Shamrock Park · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H B L

Roll 150
15

Tiny Tuis Early Learning Centre

Mount Wellington · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H L B

Roll 150
16

Tiny Voices Hobsonville

Hobsonville · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B C H B L B

Roll 150
17

Tiny Voices Silverdale

Silverdale Central (Auckland) · Auckland · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 150
18

Town and Country Kids

Pukekohe West · Auckland · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H C L

Roll 150
19

TUITUI EDUCARE

East Tamaki · Auckland · Education And Care

Roll 150
20

Village Green Early Learning Centre

Remuera · Auckland · Education And Care

Roll 150
21

Kindercare Learning Centres (10 B, T & P) Constellation

Mairangi Bay · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 147
22

ACG Remuera Early Learning School

Remuera · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B C H L

Roll 145
23

Oma Rapeti Early Learning Centre Kumeu

Kumeū-Huapai North · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H B L B

Roll 145
24

New Shoots Children's Centre - Pakuranga

Pakuranga · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B B B H B L

Roll 140
25

Pīwaka Early Learning Centre

Glen Eden · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B B B H B L B

Roll 140
26

Kindercare Learning Centres (18) Dannemora

Dannemora · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 139
27

BestStart Manuroa Road 1

Takanini · Auckland · Education And Care

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

Roll 135
28

Kiwi Supertots Learning Centre, Botany

Botany · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 135
29

Arawa St Early Learning Centre

New Lynn · Auckland · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H L A

Roll 130
30

Busy Bees Mount Wellington

Mount Wellington · Auckland · Education And Care

C W Wh B H L A

Roll 130

Showing top 30 of 1,406 eligible centres in Auckland. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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