# BestStart Oamaru Kindy

BestStart Oamaru Kindy is a licensed Education & care centre in South Oamaru. MoE service number 83077.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-oamaru-kindy-83077

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** South Oamaru
- **Territorial authority:** Waitaki District
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 35 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Oamaru Kindy 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:** 22 Torridge Street, South Oamaru
- **Phone:** 022-0115118
- **Location:** -45.09252955, 170.97465756 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.09252955,170.97465756))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.7 km of this centre:
- **Little Wonders Oamaru** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-wonders-oamaru-80085
- **Glen Warren Kindergarten** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/glen-warren-kindergarten-46263
- **Barnardos Early Learning Centre Oamaru** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-centre-oamaru-83063
- **Oamaru Playcentre** — 0.4 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/oamaru-playcentre-80066
- **Edna McCulloch Kindergarten** — 1.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/edna-mcculloch-kindergarten-5485

Browse all centres in South Oamaru: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/south-oamaru

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for South Oamaru:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/344200
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/344200

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-oamaru-kindy-83077
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-oamaru-kindy-83077/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-oamaru-kindy-83077/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/83077/
- 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._