BestStart Grey Lynn
Education & Care
38 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn · Auckland - Waitematā
ERO assessed BestStart Grey Lynn as Not well placed in April 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum alignment, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership (all grade B), with bicultural practice identified as a developing area (grade C).
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ERO Review · 2017-04-03· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The philosophy that guides teaching and learning is closely aligned with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Te Whāriki-aligned philosophy evident; opportunities for development in bicultural content.
"Children continue to benefit from positive and supportive relationships with teachers."
Positive relationships and supportive environment well established; transitions managed effectively.
"Increased opportunities for parents to contribute their ideas to the programme have helped to strengthen the partnership between parents and teachers."
Parent engagement and communication strengthened; identified for further development.
"Centre staff have identified that they want to strengthen their understanding about and confidence in providing a curriculum that is more reflective of bicultural Aotearoa New Zealand."
Bicultural commitment recognized but confidence and practice identified as developing areas.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements met; ratios and supervision systems in place.
"The manager recognises the importance of having a centre culture where there is a shared understanding of purpose and opportunities to engage in professional conversations."
Effective leadership evident; strategic planning and professional culture identified for strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Grey Lynn dated 2017-04-03, 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
38 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Grey Lynn a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Grey Lynn is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Grey Lynn?
- 42 children attend BestStart Grey Lynn (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Grey Lynn?
- 38 Sackville Street Grey Lynn Auckland - Waitematā
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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 #10284) ↗ · 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.