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BestStart Naenae, Lower Hutt

Education & Care Services · Naenae, Lower Hutt

BestStart Naenae is a community-based early childhood service in Naenae, Lower Hutt, 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
LocationLower Hutt
RegionWellington Region
Service number46715
97
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 3
Equity Index

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Naenae 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 Naenae 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 Naenae has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 3" 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 97 children on the roll.

Under 2 13 (13.4%)
2 years 18 (18.6%)
3 years 34 (35.1%)
4 years 31 (32%)
5 years 1 (1%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 43 (44.3%)
Māori 30 (30.9%)
Pacific 19 (19.6%)
Asian 27 (27.8%)
Other 11 (11.3%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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