BestStart North Road
About BestStart North Road
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 North Road, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
BestStart North Road currently has a roll of 73 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (57% 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
“Top recommended! Trusted and licensed childcare. Can't say even more. All that you need is there. Thank you for all of brilliant and amazing staffs who always make my daughter so happy. ^^”
“I am beyond grateful for the care and support my two children have received at North Road. I’ve experienced now all of the classrooms with my children attending there and I am thankful to all the teachers who make my children’s days so full of fun and amazing opportunities. We love being apart of BestStart North Road and look forward to the future together”
“We have been so lucky with choosing Best Start for our son. Fantastic communication, caring teachers, excursions for the kids outside of the centre the list goes on. Couldn’t recommend enough!”
“BestStart North Road is the way to go if you need childcare! A great supportive environment for tamariki and whānau. Tamariki are free to explore, build their knowledge and take risks with the support of the teachers around.”
“Beststart north road is a supportive environment for both staff and tamariki. It has a fun learning focused environment where tamariki are free to explore, build knowledge and connections with the wider community. Kaiako are supported to grow knowledge and understanding that supports tamariki with all learning needs to grow competent, confident learners. Beststart north road has a strong team that warmly welcome each individual that enters the centre.”
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