BestStart Greenmeadows
Education & Care
66 Tait Drive, Greenmeadows · Napier City
ERO assessed BestStart Greenmeadows as Not well placed in August 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership, with all these dimensions graded B. Bicultural practice was graded C, with te reo Māori use and cultural identity in documentation identified as areas needing 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ERO review · 2018-08-03· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers use this information to support children to achieve their individual learning goals through planned pathways and intentional teaching."
Intentional teaching and individual learning goals evident; assessment documentation needs strengthening.
"Teachers are responsive to the individual needs of children and foster their developing social and emotional skills."
Responsive teaching, calm environment, secure attachment support, effective transitions demonstrated.
"Meaningful links between children's home experiences and the centre provide opportunities for teachers and whānau and to notice, recognise and respond to children's interests and identify individual learning goals."
Strong home-centre links and collaborative relationships; philosophy under review for community responsiveness.
"Continuing to strengthen the use of te reo Māori within meaningful conversations and in children's learning documentation is a next step."
Waiata and cultural celebrations strong; te reo Māori use and cultural identity in documentation needs development.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:4 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:8 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimums; legal compliance and systems management confirmed through assurance process.
"A strong focus on growing teachers' leadership capability has resulted in sustained and consistent teaching practices. A robust appraisal framework effectively supports teacher growth and development."
Collaborative team culture, teacher development strong; internal evaluation monitoring of outcomes identified as next st
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Greenmeadows dated 2018-08-03, 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 computedThe 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
66 Tait Drive, Greenmeadows. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Greenmeadows a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Greenmeadows is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Greenmeadows?
- 59 children attend BestStart Greenmeadows (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Greenmeadows?
- 66 Tait Drive Greenmeadows Napier City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #30257) ↗ · 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
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