# BestStart South Road 1

BestStart South Road 1 is a licensed Education & care centre in South Taranaki District. MoE service number 50093.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-south-road-1-50093

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** South Taranaki District
- **Region:** Taranaki
- **Current roll:** 51 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart South Road 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:** 289 South Road
- **Phone:** 022-0114085
- **Email:** southroad@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -39.59177587, 174.27060968 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.59177587,174.27060968))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.2 km of this centre:
- **BestStart South Road 2** — 0.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-south-road-2-45336
- **Hāwera Kindergarten** — 0.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hawera-kindergarten-5232
- **Kiwi Clubhouse Learning Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kiwi-clubhouse-learning-centre-40228
- **Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Ruanui** — 0.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/te-kohanga-reo-o-ngati-ruanui-50022
- **Hawera Playcentre** — 1.2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/hawera-playcentre-50018

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/221900
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/221900

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-south-road-1-50093
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-south-road-1-50093/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-south-road-1-50093/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/50093/
- 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._