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BestStart Palm Springs

Education & Care Services · Papamoa, Tauranga

BestStart Palm Springs is a community-based early childhood service in Papamoa, 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 number40309
74
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 74 children on the roll.

Under 2 12 (16.2%)
2 years 14 (18.9%)
3 years 20 (27%)
4 years 27 (36.5%)
5 years 1 (1.4%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 38 (51.4%)
Māori 19 (25.7%)
Pacific 4 (5.4%)
Asian 19 (25.7%)
Other 17 (23%)

Location

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Contact details

  • Address4 Palm Springs Boulevard, Papamoa, Tauranga
  • Phone+64 22 011 2683
  • ContactJulie Bradley

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What comes next

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

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