# BestStart Mosgiel

BestStart Mosgiel is a licensed Education & care centre in Dunedin City. MoE service number 80020.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-mosgiel-80020

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Dunedin City
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 55 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Mosgiel 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:** 52 Bush Road
- **Phone:** 022-0112215
- **Email:** mosgiel@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -45.87573972, 170.34069916 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.87573972,170.34069916))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.5 km of this centre:
- **Mosgiel Central Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mosgiel-central-kindergarten-5509
- **Mosgiel Playcentre** — 0.6 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/mosgiel-playcentre-81024
- **Green Street Early Learning Centre** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/green-street-early-learning-centre-83030
- **Reid Park Kindergarten** — 1.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/reid-park-kindergarten-5510
- **BestStart Montessori Mosgiel** — 1.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-montessori-mosgiel-80081

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/349700
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/349700

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-mosgiel-80020
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-mosgiel-80020/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-mosgiel-80020/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/80020/
- 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._