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BestStart Howick

Education & Care Services · Howick, Auckland

BestStart Howick is a community-based early childhood service in Howick, Auckland, registered under the "Education & Care Services" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationAuckland
RegionAuckland Region
Service number25194
54
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

BestStart Howick is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Howick participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

BestStart Howick is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

BestStart Howick has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 54 children on the roll.

Under 2 8 (14.8%)
2 years 15 (27.8%)
3 years 18 (33.3%)
4 years 10 (18.5%)
5 years 3 (5.6%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 22 (40.7%)
Māori 5 (9.3%)
Pacific 3 (5.6%)
Asian 28 (51.9%)
Other 7 (13%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to BestStart Howick — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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