BestStart Montessori The Children's House
Education & Care
1 Clover Drive, Henderson · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in their 2020 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found sound alignment between the Montessori approach and Te Whāriki in curriculum and learning, with effective assessment and co-construction. Children demonstrated settledness, confidence, and positive relationships with a strong sense of belonging.
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Roll breakdown
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By ethnicity
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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
Education Review · 2020-05-08· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum supports the Montessori philosophy and practice. There is alignment between Te Whāriki, and Montessori virtues. Assessment, planning and evaluation processes support children's progress over time. These are co-constructed between teachers, children and parents/whānau."
Sound alignment between Montessori and Te Whāriki; effective assessment and co-construction evident.
"Children are settled and know the centre routines well. They are confident and independent learners. Children have respectful and positive relationships with each other, their friends and teachers. The concept of tuakana/teina is evident in children's interactions that help to foster their social and emotional competency. Children demonstrate good social skills that encourage a strong sense of belonging in the centre."
Children settled, confident, with positive relationships and strong sense of belonging demonstrated.
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Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Montessori The Children's House dated 2020-05-08, 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 The Children's House 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
1 Clover Drive, Henderson. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Montessori The Children's House a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Montessori The Children's House is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Montessori The Children's House?
- 50 children attend BestStart Montessori The Children's House (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Montessori The Children's House?
- 1 Clover Drive Henderson Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #20066) ↗ · 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
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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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