BestStart Hei Hei
Education & Care
16 Hei Hei Road, Hei Hei · Christchurch City
ERO assessed BestStart Hei Hei as Not well placed in May 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership, but identified areas for development in curriculum and bicultural practice.
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ERO review · 2018-05-21· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers plan intentional strategies for groups and individuals."
Intentional teaching evident; curriculum coverage focused on key areas.
"The positive, welcoming and inclusive environment supports children's wellbeing and sense of belonging."
Strong inclusive environment; children actively engaged; respectful interactions evident.
"Teachers regularly communicate with parents in a variety of ways. Parents' aspirations are valued and inform assessment and planning for children's learning."
Regular communication; parent aspirations valued; strong relationships with diverse families.
"The centre's philosophy is underpinned by Māori values, including ako, whanaungatanga, wananga, tangata whenuatanga and manaakitanga."
Māori values embedded in philosophy; commitment to cultural awareness; ongoing development needed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Managers have implemented a robust appraisal process that includes regular ongoing conversations with teachers and a wide range of targeted and relevant professional learning development."
Strategic direction clear; robust appraisal; strong professional learning; good progress on recommendations.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Hei Hei dated 2018-05-21, 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 Hei Hei 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
16 Hei Hei Road, Hei Hei. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Hei Hei a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Hei Hei is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Hei Hei?
- 80 children attend BestStart Hei Hei (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Hei Hei?
- 16 Hei Hei Road Hei Hei Christchurch 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 #70008) ↗ · 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.