BestStart Mount Eden is located right next to Eden Park. We provide high-quality early education and award-winning childcare for your babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Curiosity in the World Around Us

As you walk through our doors you will see, feel, and hear the Aroha (love), Whakaute (respect), Whakawhirinaki (trust), Tākarko (play), and Koa (joy) that are the foundations of our interactions with children, parents, and whānau.

Our ‘Meadow’ is our touch of nature right in the heart of Auckland Central, where we have a vegetable garden, mud pit, fruit trees, a compost area, a worm farm, and a fire pit during Winter. Here, children experience the true essence of learning through nature where they can make mud pies, forage for bugs, and help in the vegetable patch. Natural learning is so important to us at BestStart Mount Eden - we teach our tamariki to take care of the earth which strengthens our connection to Papatuanuku, our Māori earth mother.

We take pride in our core foundations and believe our tamariki are capable and competent learners who benefit from engaged kaiako (teachers) as well as engaging in real-life experiences and using practical resources. We inspire creativity and independence through open-ended resources or "loose parts", meaningful activities, and a challenging learning environment where tamariki can take risks in a safe space.

Our Team

Our qualified team of teachers will support tamariki to become confident learners through intentional teaching strategies and purposeful learning in a play-based setting with magical moments sprinkled throughout. Our teachers encourage tamariki to develop their social skills and give them opportunities to assess risks, problem-solve, develop an awareness of mindfulness, and gain confidence in themselves.

Our onsite cook provides healthy meals for the children to ensure they are well-fed and have the required energy to engage their curious minds.

What We Offer

Unique learning environment with nature-based activities and open-ended resources
Nutritious meals prepared daily by our onsite cook
20 hours free for 3-5 year olds and WINZ subsidies available* if required