BestStart Bay Kindy

BestStart Bay Kindy is located on Welcome Bay Road, just a short distance away from Welcome Bay School and a 5 minute walk to the local parks. We care for children aged 2-6 and are open all year round from 8.00am to 4.30pm.

Ready for Learning, Ready for Life

At BestStart Bay Kindy we love the learning that happens together, as one centre whanau. When we work together children feel the support and confidence to push their boundaries and expand their horizons. Ready to take on the world!

Our centre is designed to bring out the very best in our children. We have a beautiful, natural environment and well-established gardens our children just love exploring. Our warm and nurturing centre provides the perfect environment for children to flourish and gives them a chance to explore and discover. 

Freedom to choose - We set up open activities that invite curiosity, exploration and discovery. Our children are empowered to make choices, following their interests and leading their own learning, supported by our skilled teaching team who extend and enhance learning. We provide lots of different opportunities for children to be creative with open ended areas of play.

We have real life materials so children experience an environment which extends and connects their experiences from home. We encourage healthy eating, plastic free lunchboxes and use wet bags instead of plastic bags. This supports the wellbeing of our children and helps to develop an understanding and appreciation of caring for the environment.

Working together - At BestStart Bay Kindy we respect each child as an individual, part of their family, the centre family and the wider community. Because of this we value learning together as one whanau. Our skilled teaching team have great relationships with families and the wider community. We develop an understanding of each child and create individual learning plans to engage and inspire. We think outside the box to create fun and exciting learning opportunities for all of our children.

Our family-friendly centre has a blended learning environment that encourages and supports tuakana-teina relationships, where children of all ages learn and gain skills from each other. We also have regular excursions and participate in our local community events. This helps children to understand the wider world and develop their confidence in it, creating a sense of belonging. 

Ready for school - We have a great relationship with our local primary school and participate in their weekly transition to school programme Kickstart. Our children build relationships with their teachers and future classmates, supporting their social and emotional wellbeing and developing positive approaches to learning. Combined with our be School Ready initiative, which focuses on numeracy, literacy, social competency, problem solving, building confidence, independence and tuakana-teina relationships, children leave us full of confidence to take on the next stage of their learning journey.

Amazing playground - Our playground is just like a backyard but way more fun! Full of specialised equipment and places to explore, our outdoor area supports children to gain confidence and control of their bodies through the challenges they undertake. Children develop their knowledge about how to keep physically fit, healthy and active, while having fun.

We welcome you to come and visit us at our wonderful centre. We look forward to meeting you and your child and showing you all we have to offer.