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BestStart Montessori Taradale, Napier

Education & Care Services · Taradale, Napier

BestStart Montessori Taradale is a community-based early childhood service in Taradale, Napier, 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 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationNapier
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Service number55518
75
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

BestStart Montessori Taradale 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 Taradale 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 Taradale 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 Taradale 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 75 children on the roll.

Under 2 12 (16%)
2 years 17 (22.7%)
3 years 19 (25.3%)
4 years 25 (33.3%)
5 years 2 (2.7%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 43 (57.3%)
Māori 10 (13.3%)
Asian 23 (30.7%)
Other 18 (24%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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