BestStart Katikati

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Katikati 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 Katikati 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 Katikati 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 48 children on the roll.

Children by ethnicity

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

Location

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Contact details

• Address4 Park Road, Katikati
• Phone+64 22 011 3989
• Emailkatikati@best-start.org
• ContactJulie Bradley

Nearby ECE services

• Robins Nest Education & Care Services · 208 m
• Katikati Free Kindergarten Kindergartens · 634 m
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia Te Kōhanga Reo · 902 m
• Te Aroha Kindergarten Kindergartens · 18.6 km
• Footprints Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 18.8 km