# BestStart Mahora

BestStart Mahora is a licensed Education & care centre in Mahora. MoE service number 55089.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-mahora-55089

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Mahora
- **Territorial authority:** Hastings District
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 42 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Mahora 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:** 504 Frederick Street, Mahora
- **Phone:** 027-7030578
- **Email:** mahora@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -39.62943737, 176.85097405 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.62943737,176.85097405))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Mahora Kindergarten** — 0.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mahora-kindergarten-5295
- **Frederick Street Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/frederick-street-kindergarten-55490
- **Frederick Street Family Centre** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/frederick-street-family-centre-46325
- **Little Sunbeams Mayfair** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-sunbeams-mayfair-55365
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Amorangi Hāpai o Rongokako** — 0.8 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-te-amorangi-hapai-o-rongokako-55170

Browse all centres in Mahora: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/mahora

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Mahora:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/209800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/209800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-mahora-55089
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-mahora-55089/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-mahora-55089/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55089/
- 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._