BestStart Warrington
Education & Care
129-131 Warrington Street, Mairehau · Christchurch City
BestStart Warrington's most recent ERO review was in March 2021. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service graded B across all dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The review noted effective teaching interactions and comprehensive systems supporting children's wellbeing and safety.
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Akanuku · 2021-03-09· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers engage in meaningful and positive interactions to enhance the learning and nurture reciprocal relationships with children. There is a range of equipment and resources available that children can self-select and that is suitable to the age and ability of those attending."
Effective teaching interactions and appropriate resources available; opportunity to strengthen cultural reflection.
"The organisation provides comprehensive systems that support the health, safety and wellbeing of children attending the service."
Comprehensive systems in place supporting children's health, safety and wellbeing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meeting health and safety regulatory standards.
"There are effective systems in place for governing and managing the service."
Effective governance and management systems established.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Warrington 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where BestStart Warrington 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
129-131 Warrington Street, Mairehau. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Warrington a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Warrington is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Warrington?
- 76 children attend BestStart Warrington (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Warrington?
- 129-131 Warrington Street Mairehau Christchurch 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 #47302) ↗ · 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.