BestStart Montel Avenue
Education & Care
5 Vitasovich Avenue, Henderson · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
ERO assessed BestStart Montel Avenue as Not well placed in April 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified sound curriculum teaching and health and safety systems (Grade B), but noted bicultural practice was in early stages with te reo knowledge development as an ongoing goal (Grade C). Leadership demonstrated a collaborative approach supporting improvement.
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ERO Review · 2018-04-18· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Effective teaching strategies support children's oral language development and promote collaboration amongst the children. Teachers provide resources that promote exploration and extend children's learning."
Sound teaching strategies and resource provision evident; intentional but developing in some areas.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"They are in the early stages of working to include te ao Māori perspectives throughout the programme and in centre documentation. They are also working to improve their knowledge and use of te reo Māori."
Early stages of bicultural integration; strengthening te reo knowledge identified as ongoing goal.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed through assurance statements; systems established for health/safety.
"Centre leaders are working well together to promote more collaborative ways of working and to establish a culture of ongoing improvement. They provide professional learning opportunities that have positively influenced teachers' practices."
Collaborative leadership approach; professional learning opportunities fostering improvement culture.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Montel Avenue dated 2018-04-18, 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 Montel 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
5 Vitasovich Avenue, Henderson. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Montel Avenue a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Montel Avenue is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Montel Avenue?
- 80 children attend BestStart Montel Avenue (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Montel Avenue?
- 5 Vitasovich Avenue Henderson Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #45295) ↗ · 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.