# BestStart Rugby Park

BestStart Rugby Park is a licensed Education & care centre in Invercargill Central. MoE service number 65186.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-rugby-park-65186

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Invercargill Central
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 75 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Rugby Park 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:** 172 Eye St, Invercargill Central
- **Phone:** 022-0112844
- **Email:** rugbypark@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -46.4165425, 168.3596447 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.4165425,168.3596447))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **S I T Early Childhood Centre** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/s-i-t-early-childhood-centre-90104
- **Wee Nippers Early Childhood Centre** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wee-nippers-early-childhood-centre-46046
- **The Cottage Kindergarten** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-cottage-kindergarten-90036
- **Montessori Invercargill** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/montessori-invercargill-47225
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Kimihia Te Mātauranga o Ngā Tūpuna** — 0.8 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-kimihia-te-matauranga-o-nga-tupuna-90300

Browse all centres in Invercargill Central: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/invercargill-central

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Invercargill Central:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/361000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/361000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-rugby-park-65186
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-rugby-park-65186/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-rugby-park-65186/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/65186/
- 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._