BestStart Montessori Taradale
Education & Care
79 & 81 Gloucester Street, Taradale · Napier City
ERO assessed this Montessori service as Not well placed in January 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found strong curriculum implementation (B grade) and sound leadership (B grade), but identified areas needing development in whānau partnership (C grade) and bicultural practice (C grade).
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ERO Review · 2019-01-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Montessori philosophy, values and key areas of learning are strongly evident in practice. Children freely access a range of resources and activities that encourage exploration and experimentation, and build on their emerging interests."
Strong Montessori implementation with effective child-led learning; assessment consistency needs development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers are beginning to create partnerships with parents and whānau. They should continue to explore ways to effectively gather and respond to parent voice in relation to the direction and operation of the centre and their child's learning."
Partnerships emerging but need strengthening; parent voice gathering requires further development.
"Aspects of te ao Māori are evident to support the bicultural curriculum. Leaders and teachers acknowledge that strengthening teachers' use of meaningful te reo Māori continues to be an area for development."
Te ao Māori evident but te reo Māori use needs strengthening; kaupapa Māori concepts require unpacking.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers work collaboratively to build knowledge and practice. They have opportunities to lead and improve aspects of the curriculum. A sound appraisal system supports and grows their capability. BestStart provides regular, relevant professional learning opportunities for centre staff."
Sound professional development and appraisal systems; collaborative culture with opportunities for teacher leadership.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Montessori Taradale dated 2019-01-29, 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 Montessori Taradale 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
79 & 81 Gloucester Street, Taradale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Montessori Taradale a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Montessori Taradale is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Montessori Taradale?
- 65 children attend BestStart Montessori Taradale (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Montessori Taradale?
- 79 & 81 Gloucester Street Taradale 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 #55518) ↗ · 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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