BestStart Newton
Education & Care
13-17 Virginia Avenue, Eden Terrace · Auckland - Waitematā
ERO assessed BestStart Newton as Not well placed in May 2020. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance (all grade A), while curriculum and learning was graded B, with assessment and planning noted as developing.
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
Education Review · 2020-05-08· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Further developing programme planning and the assessment of children's learning continues to be a focus. Teachers are now using electronic means of sharing their assessment and planning with parents. They are using Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners, and Tapasā: Cultural Competencies Framework for Teachers of Pacific Learners to guide their practice."
Assessment and planning developing; using Te Whāriki frameworks and cultural tools.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers work with parents to design a curriculum that is relevant to the children and their parents' aspirations. They communicate electronically and face-to-face with parents, sharing information about their child. Teachers help parents to understand the New Zealand curriculum approach to early learning through discussions and wall displays."
Teachers work with families on curriculum; multiple communication channels; parent understanding supported.
"Māori and Pacific children are very well supported in their cultural identity. The staff have successfully strengthened the bicultural approach to the curriculum. All children have opportunities to experience aspects of te ao Māori. Teachers use te reo Māori within the programme. They continue to build their capability in the language, to understand tikanga and to know about the local area from a Māori perspective."
Bicultural approach strengthened; te reo Māori used; children experience te ao Māori.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre is very well managed and led. Effective evaluation processes and strategic planning promote ongoing improvement. Teachers are supported to build their professional capability effective performance appraisals and relevant professional development. Very good systems for internal evaluation guide and inform teaching and learning which results in improved practices that promote positive outcomes for children."
Excellent management; strong evaluation; professional development; strategic planning evident.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Newton 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 Newton 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
13-17 Virginia Avenue, Eden Terrace. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Newton a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Newton is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Newton?
- 84 children attend BestStart Newton (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Newton?
- 13-17 Virginia Avenue Eden Terrace Auckland - Waitematā
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10300) ↗ · 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.