# BestStart Queenstown

BestStart Queenstown is a licensed Education & care centre in Queenstown-Lakes District. MoE service number 65156.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-queenstown-65156

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Queenstown-Lakes District
- **Region:** Otago
- **Current roll:** 75 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Queenstown 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:** 18 B Hamilton Road
- **Phone:** 022-0112743
- **Email:** queenstown@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -45.02669638, 168.65894914 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.02669638,168.65894914))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.4 km of this centre:
- **Queenstown Playcentre** — 0.2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/queenstown-playcentre-90031
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Wakatipu** — 0.3 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-wakatipu-5625
- **Queenstown Preschool and Nursery** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/queenstown-preschool-and-nursery-90105
- **Genius Early Years** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/genius-early-years-45944
- **ACG Queenstown Henry Street** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/acg-queenstown-henry-street-45594

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/347700
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/347700

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-queenstown-65156
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-queenstown-65156/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-queenstown-65156/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65156/
- 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._