# BestStart Lemon Street

BestStart Lemon Street is a licensed Education & care centre in Strandon. MoE service number 50508.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-lemon-street-50508

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Strandon
- **Territorial authority:** New Plymouth District
- **Region:** Taranaki
- **Current roll:** 70 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Lemon 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:** 158 Lemon Street, Strandon
- **Phone:** 022-0113729
- **Email:** lemon@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -39.05625162, 174.08965195 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.05625162,174.08965195))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Nurtured At Home - Taranaki 3** — 0.5 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/nurtured-at-home-taranaki-3-47678
- **New Plymouth Christian Preschool** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/new-plymouth-christian-preschool-48408
- **BestStart Mangorei Road** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-mangorei-road-45335
- **Piccolo Preschool** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/piccolo-preschool-50509
- **Busy Bees New Plymouth** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-new-plymouth-46320

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Strandon:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/217300
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/217300

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-lemon-street-50508
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-lemon-street-50508/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-lemon-street-50508/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/50508/
- 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._