# BestStart Salisbury Street

BestStart Salisbury Street is a licensed Education & care centre in Christchurch. MoE service number 70447.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-salisbury-street-70447

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Christchurch
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 66 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Salisbury Street 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:** 150 Salisbury Street, Christchurch
- **Phone:** 022-011 3497
- **Email:** salisbury@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.52461027, 172.638312 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.52461027,172.638312))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.8 km of this centre:
- **Millie's House - Armagh St** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/millie-s-house-armagh-st-47700
- **Harmony Haven Preschool** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/harmony-haven-preschool-45158
- **Kindercare Learning Centres - Christchurch CBD** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-christchurch-cbd-47366
- **Little House Montessori Preschool Central** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-house-montessori-preschool-central-47997
- **The Cathedral Grammar School Pre-School** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/the-cathedral-grammar-school-pre-school-70472

Browse all centres in Christchurch: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/christchurch

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Christchurch:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/325800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/325800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-salisbury-street-70447
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-salisbury-street-70447/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-salisbury-street-70447/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70447/
- 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._