# BestStart Montessori Johnsonville

BestStart Montessori Johnsonville is a licensed Education & care centre in Johnsonville. MoE service number 60353.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-johnsonville-60353

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Johnsonville
- **Territorial authority:** Wellington City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 36 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Montessori Johnsonville 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:** 23a Elliot Street, Johnsonville
- **Phone:** 04-478 6071
- **Email:** mont.johnsonville@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -41.22885355, 174.79479334 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.22885355,174.79479334))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Johnsonville West Kindergarten** — 0.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/johnsonville-west-kindergarten-5353
- **Curious Minds Early Learning Johnsonville** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/curious-minds-early-learning-johnsonville-60270
- **Kindercare Learning Centres (308) Johnsonville** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-308-johnsonville-45930
- **Daisies Early Education and Care Centre** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/daisies-early-education-and-care-centre-47708
- **Waitohi Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waitohi-kindergarten-5352

Browse all centres in Johnsonville: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/johnsonville

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Johnsonville:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/248400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/248400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-johnsonville-60353
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-johnsonville-60353/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-johnsonville-60353/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60353/
- 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._