# BestStart Beckenham

BestStart Beckenham is a licensed Education & care centre in Beckenham. MoE service number 65077.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-beckenham-65077

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Beckenham
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 74 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Beckenham 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:** 112 Colombo Street, Beckenham
- **Phone:** 022-011 0855
- **Location:** -43.55896172, 172.63707292 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.55896172,172.63707292))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **BestStart Cashmere** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-cashmere-70332
- **Montessori Courtyard Preschool** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/montessori-courtyard-preschool-70475
- **Waka Huia Childcare** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waka-huia-childcare-70423
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Beckenham** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-beckenham-5411
- **Pebbles Montessori Cashmere** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/pebbles-montessori-cashmere-46833

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Beckenham:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/330600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/330600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-beckenham-65077
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-beckenham-65077/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-beckenham-65077/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65077/
- 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._