BestStart Gillies Avenue
Education & Care
181 Gillies Avenue, Epsom · Auckland - Albert-Eden
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report found sound curriculum implementation and positive children's wellbeing (both graded B), with established whānau partnerships also graded B. Planning, assessment, and overall service effectiveness were identified as areas requiring 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ERO Review · 2016-09-01· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The centre programme and philosophy are well articulated, and are underpinned by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. These highlight a set of key values, and are purposeful and forward thinking in supporting children's readiness for school and promoting a respect for nature and the environment. Mathematics and literacy learning are incorporated through play."
Sound Te Whāriki implementation with effective teaching practices; planning and assessment need development.
"Children in this centre are confident and enthusiastic learners and explorers. Their wellbeing is prioritised with respectful and nurturing relationships that are focused on supporting a strong sense of belonging."
Children demonstrate confidence, belonging, and positive engagement; respectful relationships evident.
"Teachers seek to uphold home routines and foster strong attachments with children and families. Good information is provided for parents about the centre operations and approach. A new digital parent-portal provides an additional way for reciprocal home-centre sharing of learning."
Good communication and home-centre partnerships established; digital sharing platform in place.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Gillies Avenue dated 2016-09-01, 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 Gillies Avenue 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
181 Gillies Avenue, Epsom. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Gillies Avenue a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Gillies Avenue is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Gillies Avenue?
- 65 children attend BestStart Gillies Avenue (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Gillies Avenue?
- 181 Gillies Avenue Epsom Auckland - Albert-Eden
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
Nearby & related
Compare BestStart Gillies Avenue side-by-side with another centre →
Find your zoned schools near Epsom
Our sister site schoolsnearme.co.nz covers every NZ primary, intermediate and secondary school with ERO reports, financials, and statutory-manager alerts. Enter your address to see which schools you're zoned for.
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 #20263) ↗ · 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.