# BestStart Nottingham Avenue

BestStart Nottingham Avenue is a licensed Education & care centre in Halswell. MoE service number 70549.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-nottingham-avenue-70549

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Halswell
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 53 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Nottingham Avenue 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:** 32 Nottingham Avenue, Halswell
- **Phone:** 022-011 5489
- **Email:** nottingham@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.57569811, 172.56330131 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.57569811,172.56330131))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Balcairn Street** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-whare-rama-light-house-early-learning-centre-balcairn-street-70364
- **BestStart Halswell Road** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-halswell-road-45051
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Wales Street** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-wales-street-5462
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Halswell** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-halswell-5545
- **Halswell Learning Tree** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/halswell-learning-tree-46387

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Halswell:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/326301
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/326301

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-nottingham-avenue-70549
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-nottingham-avenue-70549/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-nottingham-avenue-70549/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70549/
- 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._