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BestStart Montessori Bethlehem

Education & Care Services · Bethlehem, Tauranga

BestStart Montessori Bethlehem is a community-based early childhood service in Bethlehem, Tauranga, 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
LocationTauranga
RegionBay of Plenty Region
Service number45675
78
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Montessori Bethlehem 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 Montessori Bethlehem 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 Montessori Bethlehem 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 78 children on the roll.

Under 2 20 (25.6%)
2 years 12 (15.4%)
3 years 26 (33.3%)
4 years 18 (23.1%)
5 years 2 (2.6%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 60 (76.9%)
Māori 13 (16.7%)
Pacific 5 (6.4%)
Asian 11 (14.1%)
Other 9 (11.5%)

Location

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Contact details

  • Address250 Tauranga West Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga
  • Phone+64 22 011 5585
  • ContactJulie Bradley

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What comes next

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

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