# BestStart Montessori Rongotai

BestStart Montessori Rongotai is a licensed Education & care centre in Kilbirnie. MoE service number 55364.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-rongotai-55364

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Kilbirnie
- **Territorial authority:** Wellington City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 29 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Montessori Rongotai 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:** 192 Rongotai Road, Kilbirnie
- **Phone:** 04-3871192
- **Email:** mont.rongotai@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -41.31961936, 174.80269741 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.31961936,174.80269741))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **BestStart Rongotai** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-rongotai-60315
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Mokopuna** — 0.2 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-nga-mokopuna-60073
- **Kindercare Learning Centres Ltd (Kilbirnie)** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-ltd-kilbirnie-60103
- **Kilbirnie Early Learners** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kilbirnie-early-learners-60328
- **Lyall Bay Kindergarten** — 0.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/lyall-bay-kindergarten-5357

Browse all centres in Kilbirnie: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/kilbirnie

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Kilbirnie:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/254200
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/254200

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-rongotai-55364
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-rongotai-55364/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-rongotai-55364/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55364/
- 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._