BestStart Avondale
Education & Care
18-20 Wolverton Street, Avondale · Auckland - Whau
ERO assessed BestStart Avondale as Not well placed in 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report found B grades across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and health and safety, with several areas identified for further development.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
BestStart Educare Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-09-11 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-09-11, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2016-10-13· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum is based on the principles of Te Whariki, the early childhood curriculum, and is clearly reflected in learning programmes."
Te Whāriki principles evident; responsive teaching reflected in displays; some areas for development identified.
"Children confidently choose from different areas of play that link to their current interests. They are cooperative and often collaborative in their play."
Children show confidence, cooperation, and collaborative play; sensitive infant care evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre has a strong commitment to biculturalism. The 10 Māori children on the roll are well supported in their learning and development. Teachers use and promote te reo me ōna tikanga Māori."
Strong commitment to biculturalism; Māori children well supported; te reo and tikanga promoted; further development plan
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:4 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:8 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimum requirements; legal compliance attested; all assurance areas met.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Avondale dated 2016-10-13, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where BestStart Avondale hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
18-20 Wolverton Street, Avondale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Avondale a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Avondale is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Avondale?
- 95 children attend BestStart Avondale (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Avondale?
- 18-20 Wolverton Street Avondale Auckland - Whau
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #20280) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.