# BestStart Palmerston North 1

BestStart Palmerston North 1 is a licensed Education & care centre in Palmerston North City. MoE service number 52537.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-palmerston-north-1-52537

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Palmerston North City
- **Region:** Manawatū-Whanganui
- **Current roll:** 79 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Palmerston North 1 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:** 23 Ngata Street
- **Phone:** 022-0115806
- **Email:** palmerstonnorth@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -40.35022644, 175.6107386 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-40.35022644,175.6107386))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.5 km of this centre:
- **Learn A Lot Kindy Kidz** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/learn-a-lot-kindy-kidz-50123
- **BestStart Palmerston North 2** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-palmerston-north-2-40243
- **Active Explorers Grey Street** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-grey-street-50070
- **Kindercare Learning Centres - Palmerston North** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-palmerston-north-47352
- **Barnardos Early Learning Home Based Manawatu** — 0.5 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/barnardos-early-learning-home-based-manawatu-52503

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/230600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/230600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-palmerston-north-1-52537
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-palmerston-north-1-52537/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-palmerston-north-1-52537/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/52537/
- 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._