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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 76 children on the roll.
Children by ethnicity
Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.
Location
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- Address5 Cellarmans Street, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland
- Phone+64 22 011 3936
- Emailteatatupeninsula@best-start.org
- ContactJane Burke
Nearby ECE services
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ACG Sunderland Preschool Education & Care Services · 2.5 km
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Little Ranges Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 2.9 km
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Mt Albert Playcentre Playcentre · 6.3 km
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Mt Albert Kindergarten Kindergartens · 6.4 km
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Hoani Waititi Marae Te Kōhanga Reo · 6.7 km
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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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Saint Kentigern Boys' School 13.5 km
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Gulf Harbour School 29.4 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026