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BestStart Te Atatu Peninsula

Education & Care Services · Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland

BestStart Te Atatu Peninsula is a community-based early childhood service in Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, 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
LocationAuckland
RegionAuckland Region
Service number10060
76
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Te Atatu Peninsula 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 Te Atatu Peninsula 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 Te Atatu Peninsula 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.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 76 children on the roll.

Under 2 12 (15.8%)
2 years 22 (28.9%)
3 years 23 (30.3%)
4 years 18 (23.7%)
5 years 1 (1.3%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 43 (56.6%)
Māori 20 (26.3%)
Pacific 12 (15.8%)
Asian 24 (31.6%)
Other 7 (9.2%)

Contact details

Nearby ECE services

What comes next

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

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