# BestStart Tawa South

BestStart Tawa South is a licensed Education & care centre in Tawa. MoE service number 50084.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-tawa-south-50084

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Tawa
- **Territorial authority:** Wellington City
- **Region:** Wellington
- **Current roll:** 70 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Tawa South 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:** 52-62 Redwood Avenue, Tawa
- **Phone:** 04-232 6370
- **Email:** tawasouth@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -41.17900025, 174.82182161 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-41.17900025,174.82182161))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.3 km of this centre:
- **BestStart Tawa** — 0.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-tawa-60331
- **Reggio Bambini Private Preschool & Infant Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/reggio-bambini-private-preschool-infant-centre-46570
- **Kindercare Learning Centres Tawa** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kindercare-learning-centres-tawa-45680
- **Tawa Central Kindergarten** — 0.9 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/tawa-central-kindergarten-5384
- **Millie's House, Oxford St** — 1.3 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/millie-s-house-oxford-st-60264

Browse all centres in Tawa: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/tawa

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Tawa:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/247800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/247800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-tawa-south-50084
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-tawa-south-50084/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-tawa-south-50084/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/50084/
- 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._