# BestStart Harrison Street

BestStart Harrison Street is a licensed Education & care centre in Whanganui District. MoE service number 51529.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-harrison-street-51529

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Whanganui District
- **Region:** Manawatū-Whanganui
- **Current roll:** 90 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Harrison Street 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:** 55 Harrison Street
- **Phone:** 022-0117509
- **Email:** harrison@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -39.9264601, 175.05002677 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.9264601,175.05002677))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.4 km of this centre:
- **Little Flyers Early Learning** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-flyers-early-learning-47915
- **Rivercity Preschool** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/rivercity-preschool-47402
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Mangawhero** — 0.3 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-mangawhero-52729
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Mangawhero Te Whare Pōtiki** — 0.4 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-mangawhero-te-whare-potiki-50119
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rangahaua** — 0.4 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-rangahaua-52786

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/225400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/225400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-harrison-street-51529
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-harrison-street-51529/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-harrison-street-51529/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/51529/
- 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._