# BestStart Balclutha

BestStart Balclutha is a licensed Education & care centre in Clutha District. MoE service number 80044.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-balclutha-80044

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Clutha District
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 50 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Balclutha is part of **BestStart Educare**, centre chain that operates 263 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/beststart

## Funding eligibility
- **20 Hours ECE:** Not specified in the Ministry of Education record. Confirm directly with the centre.
- **Childcare Subsidy (MSD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. Means-tested; depends on household income, hours of work/study, and number of children.
- **FamilyBoost (IRD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. 25% of weekly fees, capped at $75/week per family; phases out from household income $140k to $180k.
- Estimate your net weekly cost: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/familyboost-calculator

## Contact
- **Address:** 83 Charlotte Street
- **Phone:** 022-0110921
- **Email:** balclutha@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -46.24040702, 169.73080138 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.24040702,169.73080138))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.7 km of this centre:
- **City Impact Church Childcare Balclutha** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/city-impact-church-childcare-balclutha-47636
- **Rosebank Kindergarten** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/rosebank-kindergarten-5512
- **Balclutha Kindergarten** — 1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/balclutha-kindergarten-5511
- **Big River Educare** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/big-river-educare-83074
- **Balclutha Playcentre** — 1.7 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/balclutha-playcentre-81001

Browse all centres in this suburb: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/356500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/356500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-balclutha-80044
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-balclutha-80044/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-balclutha-80044/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/80044/
- Methodology: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/methodology
- Data sources: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/sources

_Generated 2026-05-24 from public Ministry of Education + Charities Services data. CC-BY 4.0._