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BestStart Welcome Bay, Tauranga

Education & Care Services · Welcome Bay, Tauranga

BestStart Welcome Bay is a community-based early childhood service in Welcome Bay, 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 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationTauranga
RegionBay of Plenty Region
Service number45045
59
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Welcome Bay 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 Welcome Bay 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 Welcome Bay 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 59 children on the roll.

Under 2 16 (27.1%)
2 years 14 (23.7%)
3 years 14 (23.7%)
4 years 14 (23.7%)
5 years 1 (1.7%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 36 (61%)
Māori 9 (15.3%)
Pacific 1 (1.7%)
Asian 20 (33.9%)
Other 1 (1.7%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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