BestStart Weymouth
About BestStart Weymouth
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 Weymouth, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
BestStart Weymouth currently has a roll of 98 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
Pacific tamariki are the largest group (32% of the roll), alongside european, 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
“Highly recommend BestStart Weymouth! Both of my children (1.5 and 4 years old) absolutely love coming to daycare every single day – that alone says everything about this centre. The teachers are incredible: warm, patient, nurturing, and genuinely excited to greet the kids each morning. A massive shout-out to the Kiwi Room team – they have been nothing short of amazing onboarding both of my little ones. They made the transition smooth and stress-free and now my kids have settled beautifully and are truly thriving because of the love and attention they receive. Huge thanks also to the wonderful teachers in Ruru Room, Tui Room, and Tane Mahuta – every room my children have been the care is consistently outstanding. Since Amanda stepped in as the new centre manager, the positive changes are obvious and wonderful. She’s so hands-on, approachable, and clearly leads with real passion – you can feel it flowing through the entire team. We feel incredibly lucky to have found BestStart Weymouth. Thank you Amanda and every single teacher for everything you do. Keep up the fantastic work”
“My son loves the fun activities and he also gets on well with other kids and he's very fond of his teachers.”
“Amazing team at BestStart Weymouth! They make every day fun and full of learning. My little one has grown so much here. 💕 The daily updates and photos are such a lovely touch — it’s reassuring to see how happy and engaged my little one is throughout the day. The environment is clean, safe, and full of fun learning activities. Highly recommend 👍🏻”
“One of the best kindys I’ve ever come across these teachers have done nothing but help my children thrive make sure they are comfortable and safe highly recommend this school xx”
“I had a very good experience with best start for my 2 years old Jainav when we moved to NZ last year. Very helpful teachers Mrs Rohini in ruru room. Also, his transition to Tui room this year when he turned 3 years, Mrs Ranita and Lotu has been awesome and so has Karishma in encouraging me and having small discussions in helping us adjust to the new environment. Highly recommend this daycare.”
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