BestStart Wairakei Road
About BestStart Wairakei 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 Wairakei Road, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
BestStart Wairakei Road currently has a roll of 68 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, 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
“BestStart Wairakei is exceptional! The staff always listens and helps us with our son. All the teachers are professional and take excellent care of our son.”
“The facility is great. Clean and spacious and organized with the kid's stuff, perhaps need improvement with communication between teacher and parents. I asked one of the teachers last week how's my daughter was but I was ignored. still excellent management.”
“Teams at Wairakei are caring and have put effort towards aspirations for our child. The nursery is spacious with abundant toys and play obstacles for children. We have active baby boy and he truly enjoys the centre.”
“This is a fantastic preschool. My daughter loves going and is encouraged daily by the teachers to learn and grow. I know I can drop her off in the morning and not need to worry at all about her care. The teachers are fantastic with communicating all information back to me and get as excited as we do when she learns something new. I would highly recommend BesStart Wairakei to anyone”
“Great education centre for all ages! My kids get an excellent level of care and learning experience.Always great communication and community events by the team. The staff did an incredible job of preparing our oldest for school. My 1 year old loves coming here and has a some very special friendships with teachers and other children. Great team of experienced teachers. I highly recommend Best Start Waireki.”
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