BestStart Waikanae

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Waikanae 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 Waikanae 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 Waikanae 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 49 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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Contact details

• Address32 Winara Avenue, Waikanae
• Phone+64 4 293 5090
• Emailwaikanae@best-start.org
• ContactLucie Hyett

Nearby ECE services

• Plimmerton Kindergarten Kindergartens · 28.6 km
• Paremata Playcentre Playcentre · 29.6 km
• Arohanui Kindergarten Kindergartens · 33.4 km
• Te Kōhanga Reo o Waikato Tairāwhiti Te Kōhanga Reo · 34.6 km
• Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre Kenepuru Landings Education & Care Services · 35.5 km