# BestStart Stokes Valley

BestStart Stokes Valley is a licensed Education & care centre in Stokes Valley. MoE service number 60096.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-stokes-valley-60096

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Stokes Valley
- **Territorial authority:** Lower Hutt City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 61 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Stokes Valley 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:** 5 Young Grove, Stokes Valley
- **Phone:** 04-8910105
- **Email:** stokesvalley@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -41.1752243, 174.98004855 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.1752243,174.98004855))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.7 km of this centre:
- **Kidz Planet Preschool Ltd** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidz-planet-preschool-ltd-55436
- **Stokes Valley Playcentre** — 0.5 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/stokes-valley-playcentre-60023
- **Koraunui Te Kōhanga Reo** — 0.6 km · Kōhanga reo — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/koraunui-te-kohanga-reo-60072
- **Koraunui Kindergarten** — 0.6 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/koraunui-kindergarten-5330
- **Fetu Ao Kindergarten** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/fetu-ao-kindergarten-46817

Browse all centres in Stokes Valley: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/stokes-valley

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Stokes Valley:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/244500
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/244500

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-stokes-valley-60096
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-stokes-valley-60096/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-stokes-valley-60096/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/60096/
- 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._