BestStart East Tamaki Road

Upstairs is our infant room, Nga Kakano. You will find our youngest explorers learning about the world in an environment with a safe and secure indoor/outdoor flow. Infants create attachments naturally and our teachers treasure these relationships and understand that they are necessary for them to explore, learn, and relate to others.

With a 1:3 Teacher to child ratio, each child has their care routines established and supported by a nurturing and experienced team of caregivers.

The curious and active wanderers in our toddler room, Te Rito, love getting messy and learning about having fun through social interactions. You can find us participating in a range of activities such as an impromptu Tutira mai performance or building a tower as a group. As toddlers learn how to respectfully wait their turn at the lunch table, say their karakia, self-serve, and put their dishes on the cleaning tray, it reflects their development of skills such as independence and social learning.

In Nga Rau, you will find our inquisitive preschoolers deeply immersed in a topic they are interested in – sparking their thinking and engaging in life-long learning. Our teachers organise excursions for the preschoolers in Nga Rau to immerse them into the community, engage in practical learning, and support the knowledge they've learnt through real-life experiences.

We provide an initiative that is carefully designed to support children’s transition to primary school. We support parents and children by connecting with them regularly to ensure children are confident in their skills so their transition to school is streamlined.