# BestStart Montessori Taradale

BestStart Montessori Taradale is a licensed Education & care centre in Taradale. MoE service number 55518.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-taradale-55518

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Taradale
- **Territorial authority:** Napier City
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 65 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Montessori Taradale 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:** 79 & 81 Gloucester Street, Taradale
- **Phone:** 06-8459380
- **Email:** mont.taradale@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -39.52749927, 176.85868973 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.52749927,176.85868973))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **Greenmeadows Kindergarten** — 0.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/greenmeadows-kindergarten-5278
- **Little Wonders Greenmeadows** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-wonders-greenmeadows-55471
- **Greendale Kids Nursery** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/greendale-kids-nursery-55092
- **Greendale Kids Preschool** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/greendale-kids-preschool-55476
- **Footsteps Adventist Preschool** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/footsteps-adventist-preschool-55077

Browse all centres in Taradale: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/taradale

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Taradale:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/214000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/214000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-taradale-55518
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-taradale-55518/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-taradale-55518/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55518/
- 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._