# BestStart Wairakei Road

BestStart Wairakei Road is a licensed Education & care centre in Papanui. MoE service number 70093.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-wairakei-road-70093

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Papanui
- **Territorial authority:** Christchurch City
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 64 children (2025)

## Operator
BestStart Wairakei Road 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:** 431 Wairakei Road, Papanui
- **Phone:** 022-011 3554
- **Email:** wairakei@best-start.org
- **Website:** https://best-start.org
- **Location:** -43.49214571, 172.57294401 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.49214571,172.57294401))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.1 km of this centre:
- **Bishopdale Community  Preschool** — 0.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/bishopdale-community-preschool-70329
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Kendal Avenue** — 0.7 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-kendal-avenue-5429
- **BestStart Roydvale** — 0.7 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-roydvale-70564
- **Wonderhub Early Learning Centre** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/wonderhub-early-learning-centre-47556
- **BestStart Burnside** — 1.1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-burnside-70547

Browse all centres in Papanui: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/papanui

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Papanui:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/318000
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/318000

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-wairakei-road-70093
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-wairakei-road-70093/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/beststart-wairakei-road-70093/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70093/
- 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._