Education & Care Service 20 Hours ECE

BestStart Raureka

Hastings, Raureka

Ages

0–5 years

Roll Size

47 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

5/5

About BestStart Raureka

BestStart Raureka is a education & care service in Raureka, Hastings, with children currently enrolled aged 0–5 years. It’s well suited for families needing flexible full-day or part-day childcare with a balanced, mainstream early learning programme. This centre offers 20 Hours ECE funding.

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 Raureka, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

BestStart Raureka currently has a roll of 47 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

Māori tamariki are the largest group (40% 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

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Cindy Galvadores

May 2024

Margaret B

November 2023

Sonja Veza

August 2023

Keola Jones

April 2021

“I've been sending these lovely ladies my babies since 2010 a few of them are still there to this day, they are an amazing team of caring and genuine people who take their jobs of taking care of our tamariki seriously. i have never had any problems with my children going here and they have been for over 10 years now. The Centre has changed names since 2010 but the whanau feel is still the same! If I could go back in time and send my eldest kid here i would. Thank you to the amazing team at BestStart Raureka for all you do for my whanau!”

Shelly Roy

January 2018

“Nothing but thanks and appreciation for these ladies and all they did for my little family. Great for babies and getting ready for big kid school. Miss them so much. Only changed as moved town, we had 3 happy years with them.”