BestStart Dey Street
About BestStart Dey Street
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 Dey Street, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
BestStart Dey Street currently has a roll of 67 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
Māori tamariki are the largest group (49% of the roll), alongside european, 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
“Our family has been with best start dey st for near 6 years now with four of our children who are past and present. We love the care and dedication towards their learning, it's a safe space for tamariki to develop and explore creativity, staff uphold the meaning of "children come first" as a family we admire that and would recommend other families given the opportunity.”
“The staff are awsome at what they do best its all about thelping he kids thank you”
“This day care center is awsome! Always making families feel welcome whenever you may be in the center, the building is always clean and smells clean and it is always warm. The cooked lunches are always nice and they help the kids learn different foods it awsome!”
“Absolutely the BEST daycare experience for my family, they are friendly, always greet families with a smile, an ear without judgments and work extremely hard to provide a safe, adventurous with meaningful learning and development opportunities. They also provide halal meals that are nutritionally good for the kids and if you live close by, the van can pick them up in the morning or drop them off in the afternoon.”
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