BestStart St Andrews
Education & Care
37 Sunshine Avenue, Te Rapa · Hamilton City
ERO assessed BestStart St Andrews as Not well placed in October 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership and governance (all graded A). Health and safety met legal requirements (B), while bicultural practice was identified as an area to deepen further (B).
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ERO Review · 2017-10-25· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children benefit from a personalised, inclusive and responsive curriculum which is well-aligned to the early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki."
Personalised, responsive curriculum well-aligned to Te Whāriki framework
"Children's sense of belonging is enhanced by the way teachers affirm and celebrate their diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds."
Strong sense of belonging; affirmed and celebrated diverse backgrounds
"Parents spoken to by ERO appreciate the sharing of children's assessment portfolios via an online portal."
Parents value portfolio sharing; regular interviews co-construct learning goals
"Many teachers use te reo Māori consistently in their interactions with children. Te ao Māori is well-integrated through many areas of the curriculum."
Te reo Māori consistently used; Te ao Māori integrated, but identified as area to deepen
"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 statement and audit checklist
"Strategic and long term review follows a robust process which results in improved outcomes for children. Leaders have worked hard to develop a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture."
Robust strategic review; positive collaborative culture; sustained improvement focus
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart St Andrews dated 2017-10-25, 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 computedThe 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
37 Sunshine Avenue, Te Rapa. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart St Andrews a free kindergarten?
- BestStart St Andrews is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart St Andrews?
- 92 children attend BestStart St Andrews (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart St Andrews?
- 37 Sunshine Avenue Te Rapa Hamilton City
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #30055) ↗ · 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.