BestStart Paraparaumu
Education & Care
52 Percival Road, Paraparaumu Beach North · Kapiti Coast District
ERO assessed BestStart Paraparaumu as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership (grade B), alongside sound curriculum frameworks. Bicultural practice was graded C, with te reo Māori use requiring development.
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ERO Review · 2018-08-22· superseded by operator-wide review above
"A useful individualised planning for learning framework responsive to whānau aspirations and dispositional learning, is developing across the centre."
Sound framework developing; assessment consistency needs strengthening.
"Children participate in an environment that promotes a sense of belonging. They experience warm and respectful relationships. Their resilience, independence and social competence are fostered throughout the centre."
Strong relationships and belonging; positive social-emotional outcomes evident.
"Effective collaborative systems are in place to promote the learning and wellbeing of children with diverse needs. Teachers work in partnership with the families, whānau and outside agencies to plan and monitor their progress."
Effective partnerships with families and whānau in place; responsive systems.
"A next step is to enrich the bicultural programme through more consistent use of te reo Māori in everyday practice in the centre."
Community connections strong; te reo Māori use inconsistent, requiring development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Strong positive leadership, based on relational trust is in place. Teachers are highly collaborative and committed to the vision, values and philosophy of the centre."
Strong relational leadership; collaborative culture; professional learning in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Paraparaumu dated 2018-08-22, 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 Paraparaumu 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
52 Percival Road, Paraparaumu Beach North. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Paraparaumu a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Paraparaumu is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Paraparaumu?
- 75 children attend BestStart Paraparaumu (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Paraparaumu?
- 52 Percival Road Paraparaumu Beach North Kapiti Coast 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 #50067) ↗ · 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.