BestStart Kaikohe
Education & Care
15-17 Park Road, Kaikohe · Far North District
ERO assessed BestStart Kaikohe as Not well placed in its 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service graded B across all five dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and health and safety. The service demonstrated strong Te Whāriki alignment, secure relationships with children, established family partnerships, visible te ao Māori presence, and legal compliance in health and safety.
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ERO Review · 2018-08-14· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers know children well as learners. They plan programmes that are strongly linked to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and inclusive of parent aspirations."
Strong Te Whāriki alignment and parent-inclusive planning; opportunity to strengthen evaluation outcomes.
"Their sensitive and respectful interactions support children to develop a sense of wellbeing and belonging in the centre environment. Teachers use effective strategies to promote children's developing social competence."
Sensitive interactions and secure belonging established; responsive to individual needs.
"Partnerships with families are well established through ongoing conversations. Shared information is included in children's individual development plans. Transitions through the centre are child led with the support of teachers and whānau."
Well-established partnerships; ongoing communication; family-responsive transitions.
"Te ao Māori is visible in the centre. The carved pou at the entrance to the building represent knowledge and learning, old and new, and connect the past to the present. Te reo Māori is extensively and meaningfully used in centre displays and documentation."
Visible Te ao Māori presence; extensive te reo use in displays; considering increased interaction use.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Assurance statement completed; legal compliance confirmed; ratios meet minimums.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Kaikohe dated 2018-08-14, 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 Kaikohe 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
15-17 Park Road, Kaikohe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Kaikohe a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Kaikohe is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Kaikohe?
- 62 children attend BestStart Kaikohe (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Kaikohe?
- 15-17 Park Road Kaikohe Far North District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #11552) ↗ · 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.