# BestStart Leeds Street

BestStart Leeds Street is a licensed Education & care centre in Wellington CBD. MoE service number 55383.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-leeds-street-55383

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Wellington CBD
- **Territorial authority:** Wellington City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 60 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Leeds 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:** 8 Leed Street, Wellington CBD
- **Phone:** 04-8025998
- **Email:** leeds@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -41.29320297, 174.77692666 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.29320297,174.77692666))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.5 km of this centre:
- **Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Kāpiti/Horowhenua** — 0.3 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-home-based-kapiti-horowhenua-48209
- **Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Wellington Wha** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-home-based-wellington-wha-60114
- **Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Wellington Tahi** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-home-based-wellington-tahi-60163
- **Capital City Preschool** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/capital-city-preschool-60346
- **Elim International Kids Early Childhood Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/elim-international-kids-early-childhood-centre-60108

Browse all centres in Wellington CBD: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/wellington-cbd

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Wellington CBD:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/251602
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/251602

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-leeds-street-55383
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-leeds-street-55383/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-leeds-street-55383/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55383/
- 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._