# BestStart Rangiora

BestStart Rangiora is a licensed Education & care centre in Lilybrook. MoE service number 70109.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-rangiora-70109

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Lilybrook
- **Territorial authority:** Waimakariri District
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 75 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Rangiora 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:** 62-64 Percival Street, Lilybrook
- **Phone:** 022-011 2490
- **Email:** rangiora@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.31253816, 172.59664565 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.31253816,172.59664565))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Blossoms Educare Rangiora Limited** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/blossoms-educare-rangiora-limited-47327
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangiora** — 0.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-rangiora-70607
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Bush Street** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-bush-street-5413
- **Busy Bees Southbrook** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-southbrook-70051
- **Leaps and Bounds Preschool** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/leaps-and-bounds-preschool-65015

Browse all centres in Lilybrook: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/lilybrook

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Lilybrook:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/314600
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/314600

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-rangiora-70109
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-rangiora-70109/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-rangiora-70109/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70109/
- 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._