BestStart Hei Hei
About BestStart Hei Hei
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 Hei Hei, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
BestStart Hei Hei currently has a roll of 82 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (42% 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
“Good environment friendly clean and tidy would love to send my baby there”
“Patient and friendly team, clean facility with lots of learning tools. My son adores the teachers and is learning lots thanks to them”
“i live this centre the staff are amazing my childrens learning and development are awesome , it has a great warm family feel to the place and the didferent rooms for ages is what u love , 100% recommend best start heihei !!”
“We love BS because it's opens early and closes late, so we can manage our shifting schedule both me and my hubby. My hubby is morning shift all the time and I'm in different shifts everyweek. 6am-4pm/ 4pm-1am. . That's my shifts at work so thankful we found this BS nearby and super friendly teachers even though we are Asians we feel welcome and secure especially for our child. . Thank you so much BS 💞☺️”
“We have had a wonderful experience with BestStart Hei Hei. They are responsive to communication and our daughter is excelling under their care.”
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