Service type
BestStart Mahora is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
BestStart Mahora 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 Mahora 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 Mahora has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 43 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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- Address504 Frederick Street, Mahora, Hastings
- Phone+64 27 703 0578
- Emailmahora@best-start.org
- ContactKelly Abraham
Nearby ECE services
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Mahora Kindergarten Kindergartens · 437 m
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Little Sunbeams Mayfair Education & Care Services · 711 m
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Nature Kids Education & Care Services · 889 m
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Kiwi Kidz Community Early Education Centre Education & Care Services · 1.3 km
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Tiny Nation Otago Homebased ECE Networks · 1.4 km
Explore ECE in Hastings
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to BestStart Mahora — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Mahora School 476 m
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Mayfair School 1.2 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026