# BestStart St Albans

BestStart St Albans is a licensed Education & care centre in St Albans. MoE service number 70521.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-st-albans-70521

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** St Albans
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 50 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart St Albans 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:** 60 Champion Street, St Albans
- **Phone:** 022-011 4613
- **Email:** stalbans@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.51797543, 172.64942333 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.51797543,172.64942333))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Little Beans Preschool Limited** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-beans-preschool-limited-47014
- **Little House Montessori Preschool Central** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-house-montessori-preschool-central-47997
- **Harmony Haven Preschool** — 0.8 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/harmony-haven-preschool-45158
- **Alpha Early Childhood Educational Centre** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/alpha-early-childhood-educational-centre-70430
- **House of Wonder Christchurch by Busy Bees** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/house-of-wonder-christchurch-by-busy-bees-47950

Browse all centres in St Albans: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/st-albans

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for St Albans:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/325302
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/325302

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-st-albans-70521
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-st-albans-70521/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-st-albans-70521/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70521/
- 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._