# BestStart Waihopai Kindy

BestStart Waihopai Kindy is a licensed Education & care centre in Invercargill Central. MoE service number 80049.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-waihopai-kindy-80049

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Invercargill Central
- **Territorial authority:** Invercargill City
- **Region:** Southland
- **Current roll:** 42 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Waihopai Kindy 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:** 168 Kelvin Street, Invercargill Central
- **Phone:** 022-0114368
- **Email:** waihopai.kindy@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -46.4032915, 168.3507233 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-46.4032915,168.3507233))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.6 km of this centre:
- **BestStart Kelvin Street** — 0 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-kelvin-street-90032
- **Queens Park Early Childhood Education** — 0.4 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/queens-park-early-childhood-education-65146
- **Just Four Kids Southland - Otago** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/just-four-kids-southland-otago-47147
- **Just Four Kids Ltd** — 0.4 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/just-four-kids-ltd-46453
- **Active Explorers Invercargill** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/active-explorers-invercargill-45326

Browse all centres in Invercargill Central: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/invercargill-central

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Invercargill Central:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/361000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/361000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-waihopai-kindy-80049
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-waihopai-kindy-80049/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-waihopai-kindy-80049/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/80049/
- 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._