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Largest centres by current roll — Nelson 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.

37 centres eligible in Nelson. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Busy Bees Hardy Street

Nelson Central · Nelson · Education And Care

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

Roll 115
2

Nurture@Home Tahi

Stoke · Nelson · Home Based

C W B Wh B B C H L

Roll 100
3

Tahunanui Kindergarten

Tahunanui · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 80
4

Y Kids Early Learning Centre

Nelson Central · Nelson · Education And Care

C W Wh C B C H L C

Roll 78
5

Busy Bees Tāhunanui

Tahunanui · Nelson · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L B

Roll 76
6

Busy Bees Stoke

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

Roll 70
7

Star Early Learning

Nayland · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H C L

Roll 65
8

Atawhai Kids

Atawhai · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H L

Roll 50
9

Auckland Point Kindergarten

Nelson Central-Trafalgar · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 50
10

Nelson Montessori

Atawhai · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W B Wh A B H B L

Roll 50
11

Nurture@Home Rua

Stoke · Nelson · Home Based

C W Wh B B H L

Roll 50
12

Victory Square Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 49
13

Nelson South Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 45
14

Nayland Kindergarten

Stoke · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
15

Nelson Central Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 44
16

Birchwood Kindergarten

Stoke · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 43
17

Grove Street Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 42
18

Kauri Montessori

Victory · Nelson · Education And Care

C W Wh B B H L C

Roll 42
19

Bridge Street Kindergarten

Nelson Central-Trafalgar · Nelson · Kindergarten

C B W Wh B B B H L

Roll 40
20

ElimKids Preschool

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W Wh B C H L

Roll 40
21

Stoke Kindergarten

Stoke · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 40
22

Campus Corner Early Learning Centre Inc

Nelson · Nelson · Education And Care

C C W Wh B H L C

Roll 37
23

Hira Rural Kindergarten

Marybank · Nelson · Kindergarten

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

Roll 36
24

Kiwi Treasures Early Learning Centre

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C W B Wh C B H C L C

Roll 35
25

Rutherford Street Kindergarten

Nelson · Nelson · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H C L C

Roll 32
26

Atawhai Playcentre

Atawhai · Nelson · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
27

Enner Glynn Playcentre

Wakatu · Nelson · Playcentre

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

Roll 30
28

Stoke Montessori

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C B W Wh A B C H L

Roll 30
29

The Children's Garden

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 30
30

Tōtara Kids Early Learning Centre

Stoke · Nelson · Education And Care

Roll 29

Showing top 30 of 37 eligible centres in Nelson. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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Best-rated by ERO Best for under-2s Best kindergartens Best kōhanga reo Best home-based networks Best playcentres Best 20 Hours ECE centres Best for te ao Māori + bicultural practice Best curriculum (ERO) Best for child wellbeing (ERO) Best leadership (ERO)