# BestStart Montessori The Gardens

BestStart Montessori The Gardens is a licensed Education & care centre in North East Valley. MoE service number 80021.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-the-gardens-80021

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** North East Valley
- **Territorial authority:** Dunedin City
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 70 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Montessori The Gardens 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:** 5 Chambers Street, North East Valley
- **Phone:** 022-0115972
- **Email:** mont.gardens@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -45.85224741, 170.52361795 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.85224741,170.52361795))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.3 km of this centre:
- **Islington Early Childhood Centre Inc** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/islington-early-childhood-centre-inc-83006
- **Opoho Playcentre** — 0.6 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/opoho-playcentre-81027
- **Aurora Tamariki Early Years Care and Kindergarten** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/aurora-tamariki-early-years-care-and-kindergarten-47091
- **Jonathan Rhodes Kindergarten** — 1.1 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/jonathan-rhodes-kindergarten-5498
- **Otago University Childcare Association - Te Pā** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/otago-university-childcare-association-te-pa-83022

Browse all centres in North East Valley: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/north-east-valley

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for North East Valley:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/352000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/352000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-the-gardens-80021
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-the-gardens-80021/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-montessori-the-gardens-80021/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/80021/
- 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._