BestStart Great North Road

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BestStart Great North Road is an early learning centre located in New Lynn. We provide high-quality early education and award-winning childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

BestStart Great North Road is a vibrant early childhood centre situated near Lynnmall and Kelston. Our purpose-built centre is a safe and nurturing space where children are supported to explore, learn, and grow. We embrace diversity, celebrating each child’s unique identity while fostering a love for learning. With a focus on wellbeing and creating strong connections with families, we prepare children for both school and life.

Our Team

At BestStart Great North Road, we believe that the wellbeing of our staff is crucial to providing quality education. When our team is supported in their physical, spiritual, emotional, and social wellbeing, they are better equipped to care for and educate tamariki. Our teachers foster a collaborative environment that values teamwork, respect, compassion, and love, ensuring a supportive and enriching learning experience for all children.

What We Offer

  • We celebrate the rich cultural backgrounds of our families, encouraging children to develop a sense of belonging and learn about their identity and friendships in a diverse environment.
  • Nutritious, freshly prepared meals are provided daily to support healthy growth and development
  • Set for School programme

Our Spaces

Tui Room

Infants

Kakapo Room

Toddlers

Kowhai & Pohutakawa

Preschool Rooms

Video Gallery

TopKids New Lynn Waiata
Our bikes
Quality Service Award 2023

kind words from our parents

Parent

My child has enjoyed coming to the centre. Staff are very informative and are very approachable. Great centre and will happily recommend to anyone! Keep up the good work.

Parent

Perfection can’t be improved. Just keep it up.

Parent

Could not have picked a better day care for our beautiful little girl. She has excelled so much and is super excited about starting her new adventure! Thank you so much to Sarah and the other teachers for the continued love and support you have given Leah. You have truly outdone yourselves and should be really proud.

Parent

Kristopher has been at BestStart Great North Road since he was 9 months old and is now less than a year from starting school. He has learned so much and developed so well within BestStart. His verbal skills are really good, as are his social skills. His confidence in managing himself, be it putting shoes on or getting dressed by himself, is huge. He is considerate of others and very caring. Plus Best Start Great North Road is a healthy hearts school and the menu is so good. Kristopher looks forward to school every day and loves his teachers and friends. The teachers at the center are so amazing, and they share great parenting tips with me all the time. It has been such a nurturing environment for my son and I am very thankful.

Parent Review

This has been the best daycre I've chosen for my son they take such good care of him and hes learned so much from them to be so much more independent. I'm truly happy with all the staff and teachers there as they take such good care of the babies and it eases my mind to know that my baby is well taken care of and that he is happy to be there and has no problems settling in when I drop him off.

What we're proud of

Read our latest ERO report Read our latest ERO report e-portfolio e-portfolio Most Trusted Childcare Most Trusted Childcare Quality Service Award Quality Service Award Set for School Set for School BestStart Educare Governing Organisation Report BestStart Educare Governing Organisation Report

LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG

​Matariki Celebration at Best Start Great North Road

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RIE philosophy in our Infant classroom

This month's blog focuses on our Under two’s classroom, Tui, where we have implemented the RIE philosophy. Read about the main features of RIE and how we demonstrate this method in our centr.

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Self regualtion skills through games

​Tamariki have been developing their self-regulation skills by exploring a variety of their favorite games.

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