BestStart Ngatai Road

0508 BESTSTART

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Phone (07) 576 6744
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Where we are

186 Ngatai Road Otumoetai Tauranga 3110

Opening hours

Monday7.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday7.30am - 5.30pm
Wednesday7.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday7.30am - 5.30pm
Friday7.30am - 5.30pm

BestStart Ngatai Road is a top rated childcare centre in Otumoetai convenient to the Tauranga CBD. We're open 7.30am to 5.30pm all year round and care for children from 0 to 6 years old in our beautifully designed building on a huge property.

Culture: Embrace it, Feel it, Celebrate it

Whãnakohia, Kia rongohia, Whakanuitia

Building strong relationships and celebrating our cultural diversity is at the heart of centre life.

At BestStart Ngatai Road our wonderful teachers respect and celebrate each child’s culture and individuality. This recognition leads to a sense of belonging, where children grow to be confident learners who know they have a voice and a part to play in their learning journey.

Like our children, our teachers come from diverse cultural backgrounds, all bringing something special to centre life. This promotes a deeper understanding about the wider world and the uniqueness of everyone in it. Together we've created a rich learning environment where languages, rituals and symbols of children’s cultures are celebrated.

We embrace the learning needs of all children, with programmes and environments that nurture children through all stages of their development. Teachers recognise and respond to each child’s individual learning and development needs and work closely with our families, embracing their aspirations and values.

We have a wonderful cook on site who prepares delicious and nutritious food for our children. We have Gold Healthy Heart Award and have many opportunities for children to be active and learn about being healthy.

Our centre has two learning rooms to best cater for our children as they grow and develop.

Tui Room

Our Tui Room welcomes children aged from 3 months to 2 ½ years old. We have a lovely calm indoor environment that flows outside to a space where children have a chance to explore their surroundings.

Titoki Room

Our Titoki Room is for children aged from 2 years until they leave for school. We have a fantastic spacious environment with plenty of room for our children to explore and learn.

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Five little ducks centre tour

Quality Service Award 2023

kind words from our parents

Parent

Thank you so much for all the work and time all the staff are putting into our awesome boy. It truly means a lot to our whole family, especially my son. For him to have such a full, interesting, fun and caring time with you all at TopKids.

Parent

TopKids Ngatai Road has been part of our family for 6 years since our oldest was 1. We have our 2 boys there currently and they love it! The team constantly provide a nurturing and caring environment. As parents, seeing our children so happy, confident and comfortable when we leave is so reassuring.

Parent

It truly means so much to us as parents to be able to see what our son is doing at TopKids. I love seeing his eyes light up in the morning and the big smile he has on his face when he sees his teachers waiting for him. I’m such a proud and happy parent to see my son happy and comfortable at TopKids.

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I have two children currently attending, my son is 4 and my daughter is just about to turn 1. My son has been enrolled since he was 10 months old and enjoys it so much he often asks if he can go on the weekend! My daughter settled in really easily when she started, mainly due to the great effort, friendliness and all round awesomeness of the staff. When exciting things happen, lots of photos are taken by the staff and posted on Storypark. This means so much to me and my Husband as work and other commitments mean we would otherwise miss out on seeing our children take part in these activities. You truly have a great team of people working at TopKids, Ngatai Road and I really appreciate the time and effort they put in and the love they give out to my children.

Parent

I am still blown away by how accommodating the centre was when we first started. Nothing was a problem and staff worked around our daughter’s routine. I really like how personalised the care is. I feel like each child is made to feel special.

Parent

Love this centre. The staff have made becoming a working Mum enjoyable. My son is always happy to go, and I know I’ve left him in safe hands.

Parent

I cannot thank the team enough they have truly made us feel welcome. Our boy’s needs are met, and he is encouraged to grow.

Parent

We have been part of the centre for the last 8 years and our youngest is about to start school, so our day-care days are nearly over. We have always felt like part of a family with this centre. We have seen a lot of changes over the years, but this is the most settled and happy we have felt before. The staff are all so friendly and helpful and our child is very relaxed and comfortable being here.

Education Review Office

The collaboratively developed centre philosophy reflects local Māori history and the community. There is a focus on developing children’s skills and strategies to become lifelong learners. The development of a solid foundation of knowledge, effective communication and positive relationships with the wider community are also valued.

Education Review Office

Children benefit from a wide range of effective teaching and learning strategies that enables them to engage and learn. Respectful and responsive interactions are evident centre wide.

Education Review Office

The well-resourced learning environments reflect the languages, cultures and identities of Māori, Pacific and other children's ethnicities. The understanding of local Māori history has encouraged a strong sense of connectedness and belonging for both children and whanau.