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Largest centres by current roll — Manawatū-Whanganui 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.

235 centres eligible in Manawatū-Whanganui. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Busy Bees Pioneer Highway

Takaro · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 130
2

Massey Child Care Centre Inc

Massey University · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H L

Roll 130
3

Farmhouse Preschool and Nursery

Fairfield (Horowhenua District) · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 115
4

BestStart Glasgow Street

College Estate · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B C H B L B

Roll 110
5

Te Korio Children's Centre

Fitzherbert · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B B C H L

Roll 105
6

BestStart Kelvin Grove

Kelvin Grove · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 100
7

BestStart Milson Line

Milson · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

Roll 100
8

Busy Bees Church Street

Terrace End · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

Roll 100
9

Busy Bees Terrace End

Terrace End · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
10

Te Heti Te Kohanga Reo

Castlecliff · Manawatū-Whanganui · Kohanga Reo

C W Wh A B H L

Roll 100
11

Busy Bees Featherston Street Teina

Roslyn · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

Roll 99
12

Kindercare Learning Centres - Palmerston North

Papaioea North · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H B L B

Roll 94
13

BestStart Harrison Street

Cornmarket · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 90
14

Foxton Preschool and Nursery

Foxton Beach · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H L B

Roll 90
15

Love and Learn Care and Education

Whanganui East · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W A Wh B H L

Roll 90
16

Tui Early Learners

Kimbolton West · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 90
17

Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergarten (CBK)

Cornmarket · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B C H L

Roll 84
18

Tui Early Learners North St

Kimbolton West · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 82
19

Tui Early Learners - birth to school

Hokowhitu · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B B B H L B

Roll 81
20

A Place to Grow

Warwick · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 80
21

Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Manawatu

Palmerston North CBD · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

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

Roll 80
22

Building Blocks

Palmerston North Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C W Wh B H D L D

Roll 80
23

Building Blocks 2

Palmerston North Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C W Wh B H D L D

Roll 80
24

Little Monkeys at Home

Takaro · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C B W B Wh B H L B

Roll 80
25

Magic Sparks Cuba

Palmerston North Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C B W Wh B B H L B

Roll 80
26

PAUA ECE 1

Whanganui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C B W Wh B H B L B

Roll 80
27

PAUA ECE 2

Whanganui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C B W B Wh B H L B

Roll 80
28

PAUA ECE 3

Whanganui Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Home Based

C B W Wh B H B L

Roll 80
29

Tui Early Learners Nestlings/Fledglings

Terrace End · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L B

Roll 80
30

BestStart Palmerston North 1

Palmerston North Central · Manawatū-Whanganui · Education And Care

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

Roll 79

Showing top 30 of 235 eligible centres in Manawatū-Whanganui. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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