BestStart Willowpark Road, Parkvale-Napier/Hastings (Hastings)

Service type

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

20 Hours ECE

BestStart Willowpark Road 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 Willowpark Road 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 Willowpark Road has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" 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 71 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

• Address513 Queen Street East, Parkvale-Napier/Hastings, Hastings
• Phone+64 6 871 0841
• Emailwillowpark@best-start.org
• ContactKelly Abraham

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