# BestStart Omahu Road

BestStart Omahu Road is a licensed Education & care centre in Frimley. MoE service number 55456.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-omahu-road-55456

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Frimley
- **Territorial authority:** Hastings District
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 115 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Omahu Road 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:** 325 Omahu Road, Frimley
- **Phone:** 06-8704376
- **Email:** omahu@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -39.62670327, 176.82633199 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.62670327,176.82633199))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.5 km of this centre:
- **Piki Te Ora** — 0.1 km · Hospital-based — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/piki-te-ora-30209
- **Frimley Park Kindergarten** — 0.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/frimley-park-kindergarten-55037
- **Busy Bees Frimley** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-frimley-30177
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Tauparanui Ki Heretaunga** — 0.5 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-tauparanui-ki-heretaunga-55149
- **Camberley Kindergarten** — 0.5 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/camberley-kindergarten-5288

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

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Frimley:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/209401
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/209401

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-omahu-road-55456
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-omahu-road-55456/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-omahu-road-55456/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55456/
- 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._