BestStart Waiata Shores, Takanini (Auckland)

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Waiata Shores 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 Waiata Shores 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 Waiata Shores 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 118 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

Contact details

• Address26 Gosper Road, Takanini, Auckland
• Phone+64 22 011 4166
• Emailwaiatashores@best-start.org
• ContactJane Burke

Nearby ECE services

• Takaanini Early Learning Kindergartens · 805 m
• Covenant Kids Preschool Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
• The Treasure Cove Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.2 km
• Barnardos Early Learning Centre Manurewa Education & Care Services · 1.7 km
• BestStart Weymouth Education & Care Services · 1.8 km