BestStart Te Aroha
Education & Care
72 Rewi Street, Te Aroha East · Matamata-Piako District
BestStart Te Aroha received an Akanuku review in March 2021. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies B grades across all dimensions: children's wellbeing is supported through positive adult-child interactions; bicultural practice reflects Māori as tangata whenua; health and safety systems meet regulatory standards; and leadership and governance processes are effective.
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
Akanuku · 2021-03-09· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Positive and meaningful interactions between children and adults support the development of social competence."
Positive adult-child interactions supporting social-emotional development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"It reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."
Curriculum reflects Māori as tangata whenua; bicultural practice evident.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
"The service has strengthened systems and processes with support from the Ministry of Education since the June 2015 ERO review."
Systems and processes strengthened; effective management of compliance.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Te Aroha dated 2021-03-09, 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 Te Aroha 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
72 Rewi Street, Te Aroha East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Te Aroha a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Te Aroha is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Te Aroha?
- 49 children attend BestStart Te Aroha (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Te Aroha?
- 72 Rewi Street Te Aroha East Matamata-Piako District
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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 #34114) ↗ · 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.