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Largest centres by current roll — Otago 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.

175 centres eligible in Otago. Source: Education Review Office, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

1

Mini Thinkers

Musselburgh · Otago · Education And Care

C W A Wh B H B L A

Roll 150
2

Otago University Childcare Association - Te Pā

Dunedin North · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B B H B L

Roll 150
3

BestStart Hanleys Farm

Jacks Point · Otago · Education And Care

Roll 120
4

Little Wonders Childcare (Roslyn)

Roslyn · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
5

Little Wonders St Kilda

St Kilda · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 100
6

Remarkable Start Jacks Point Ltd

Jacks Point · Otago · Education And Care

Roll 100
7

Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre

Dunedin Central · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 93
8

Corstorphine Kindergarten

Kew (Dunedin City) · Otago · Kindergarten

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

Roll 90
9

Wee Nippers Mosgiel Ltd

Mosgiel East · Otago · Education And Care

C W Wh B H L B

Roll 90
10

Willows Early Learning Centre

Cromwell West · Otago · Education And Care

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 83
11

Curious Minds Early Learning

Frankton · Otago · Education And Care

Roll 82
12

ACG Queenstown Remarkables Park

Frankton · Otago · Education And Care

C W Wh C B H C L C

Roll 80
13

BestStart Pinnacles

Northlake · Otago · Education And Care

C B W Wh B H B L

Roll 80
14

BestStart Wooing Tree

Cromwell East · Otago · Education And Care

Roll 80
15

Genius Early Years

Queenstown Central · Otago · Home Based

C W Wh B B H L

Roll 80
16

Kids Pace Education

Dunstan-Galloway · Otago · Home Based

C W Wh B H B L

Roll 80
17

Pioneers Home Northern

Musselburgh · Otago · Home Based

C W B Wh B B H B L B

Roll 80
18

Pioneers Home Southern

Musselburgh · Otago · Home Based

C W B Wh B H L B

Roll 80
19

Remarkable Start Early Learning

Frankton · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B B H B L

Roll 76
20

BestStart Kaikorai Valley Road

Bradford · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 75
21

BestStart Queenstown

Warren Park · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 75
22

Little Citizens Early Learning Centre

South Dunedin · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H D L D

Roll 75
23

Rainbow Preschool

South Dunedin · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 75
24

City Impact Church Queenstown Early Childhood Centre

Frankton · Otago · Education And Care

C B W B Wh B C H B L B

Roll 73
25

Montessori Oamaru by Busy Bees

Oamaru North Orana Park · Otago · Education And Care

Roll 73
26

Aspire Nursery & Preschool

Wānaka West · Otago · Education And Care

Roll 70
27

BestStart Montessori Mosgiel

Mosgiel East · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 70
28

BestStart Montessori The Gardens

North East Valley · Otago · Education And Care

C B W Wh B C H B L B

Roll 70
29

City Impact Church Childcare Balclutha

Balclutha South · Otago · Education And Care

C W B Wh B H B L B

Roll 70
30

Gems Kōwhai

Shotover Country · Otago · Education And Care

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

Roll 70

Showing top 30 of 175 eligible centres in Otago. Per-centre pages link to the source ERO review with full attribution.

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