BestStart Barrington
About BestStart Barrington
About Education & Care Service
Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at BestStart Barrington, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
BestStart Barrington currently has a roll of 123 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (51% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, asian, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“We recently enrolled here after we moved. My 3 yr old loves it even wants to go there on weekends . She loves her new kindy .”
“Such a lovely center and staff. My son loves to goes even if his day off he said I want to go to my kindy to see my teachers and my friends. Such a lovely thing to hear because he feels like home there.😍😍🥰”
“The team at BestStart Barrington are like an extended family for my whānau. They genuinely care about my child and her well-being, and they care about the rest of our family’s well-being as well. I wouldn’t have my kid attend anywhere else.”
“As a family we have felt so welcome at Best Start Barrington, right from our first visit to look around the centre. We are always greeted with a warm welcome by all the staff when we arrive for drop off or pick up. The nursery teachers have been amazing at getting to know our little girl and her routines etc. They always check in each morning to see if there are any changes to her schedule. We love receiving the updates on what she has been up to through the learning stories on StoryPark and that we can check her routine for the day and what she has been up to throughout the day. Every time I drop my daughter off in the morning I feel happy knowing she's in a loving, safe environment where she is being nurtured and looked after.”
“BestStart Barrington is absolutely amazing! Our daughter loves it there. The team is so kind, caring and attentitive. Best choice we made as parents, was to enrol our daughter at BestStart Barrington! Love the work you do guys! Keep up your loving ways!”
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