# BestStart Northwood

BestStart Northwood is a licensed Education & care centre in Northwood. MoE service number 65124.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-northwood-65124

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Northwood
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 62 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Northwood 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:** 1 O'Neill Ave, Northwood
- **Phone:** 022-011 5427
- **Email:** northwood@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.46092924, 172.62097216 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.46092924,172.62097216))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.4 km of this centre:
- **The Owls Nest Preschool Limited** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-owls-nest-preschool-limited-47188
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Belfast** — 0.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-belfast-5535
- **Belfast Playcentre** — 1.1 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/belfast-playcentre-70026
- **BestStart Styx Mill** — 1.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-styx-mill-70011
- **Wildheart Belfast** — 1.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wildheart-belfast-48346

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Northwood:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/317400
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/317400

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-northwood-65124
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-northwood-65124/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-northwood-65124/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65124/
- 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._