BestStart Faringdon
Education & Care
53 Chandler Way, Faringdon · Selwyn District
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed. Our analysis of the ERO report found the curriculum and learning was strong with well-considered experiences meeting developmental needs. Bicultural practice was graded as competent overall, with strong iwi links evident, though the review identified a need to strengthen understanding of Pacific cultures.
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
Education Review · 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ERO review · 2017-06-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children are presented with a well-considered, broad range of experiences and activities that meet their interests and stages of development. They are actively involved in the free-choice learning programme and happily play alongside others for sustained periods of time. A wide variety of resources effectively challenge children's thinking and physical development."
Well-considered curriculum with broad experiences meeting developmental needs.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children's language and cultural backgrounds are recognised and valued. Teachers have built close links with the local iwi and wisely used the expert knowledge they have gained. Bicultural aspects are incorporated in the centre programme and documents, and evident in teachers' practices."
Strong iwi links and bicultural practice evident; identified need to strengthen Pacific cultures understanding.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Faringdon dated 2017-06-29, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where BestStart Faringdon 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
53 Chandler Way, Faringdon. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Faringdon a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Faringdon is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Faringdon?
- 110 children attend BestStart Faringdon (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Faringdon?
- 53 Chandler Way Faringdon Selwyn District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #46844) ↗ · 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.