# BestStart Hei Hei

BestStart Hei Hei is a licensed Education & care centre in Hei Hei. MoE service number 70008.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-hei-hei-70008

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Hei Hei
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 80 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Hei Hei 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:** 16 Hei Hei Road, Hei Hei
- **Phone:** 022-011 7028
- **Email:** heihei@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.53784965, 172.52280223 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.53784965,172.52280223))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.2 km of this centre:
- **Barnardos Hornby Pasifika Early Learning Centre** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-hornby-pasifika-early-learning-centre-47214
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hei Hei** — 0.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-hei-hei-5422
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Horomako o Te Huruhuru** — 0.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-horomako-o-te-huruhuru-70609
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hornby** — 0.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-hornby-5425
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Broomfield** — 1.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-broomfield-5549

Browse all centres in Hei Hei: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/hei-hei

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Hei Hei:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/319300
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/319300

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-hei-hei-70008
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-hei-hei-70008/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-hei-hei-70008/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70008/
- 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._