BestStart Sir Tristram Avenue

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BestStart is one of NZ's leading early childcare providers. BestStart Sir Tristram in Te Rapa, Hamilton provides affordable, high quality education and award winning childcare for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

At BestStart Sir Tristram, togetherness and relationships are at our heart!

At BestStart Sir Tristram, we believe creating great relationships is what makes centre life great. We get to know each child and their family so that together, we can best support them to thrive. This also helps us to make our centre a place where everyone feels that they belong. By enabling a sense of community through relationships it means that all of us at BestStart Sir Tristram are playing, learning and growing together. 

BestStart Sir Tristram is at the end of a cul-de-sac right next to the Te Rapa racecourse. Although we are a big and modern centre our environments are calm both in their design and their feel, we encourage respect of one another and for our surroundings. 

By having such strong relationships it means children's needs, wants and goals can be anticipated by teachers, and teachers are trusted by the children and families to support in fulfilling these. This can mean successful settling, calmer routines, meaningful discoveries and the achievement of milestones. 

Our Team

We have a diverse team but tight knit team and each of us bring unique of knowledge and experience to our centre. We are lucky to have all worked together for over five years as a team at Te Rapa Kindy before moving together into our new space at Sir Tristram Ave with many of our families moving here with us. 

What We Offer

  • Fresh, healthy, nutritious meals and snacks provided throughout the day 
  • Healthy Heart Award - nutrition and health is important to us
  • 20 hours free for 3-5 year olds and WINZ subsidies available* if required
  • Experienced tight-knit team of passionate teachers
  • Gift for all new enrolments*

Our spaces

Our centre has two rooms for our under 2's and three for our over 2's each with their own thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor environments that include high quality, engaging resources designed to spark curious minds at every stage of their learning and development. 


Video Gallery

BestStart - New Zealand's Most Trusted Childcare
BestStart's 16 Areas of Play
Opening Blessing
Centre tour
What grows in our winter garden
Easter Hunt
Matariki 2022
Planting our feijoa trees
Whero room winter wall display
Quality Service Award 2023
Jenga Makes Future Engineers
Pōwhiri

kind words from our parents

Parent

This amazing kindy has a welcoming, friendly, happy atmosphere within a fantastic setting, providing outstanding care. I really feel all children come first at BestStart Sir Tristram Ave and staff act in their best interests while supporting/liaising with parents. While policies and procedures are important, I feel that staff will always act in the kids best interest and that is more important (to me anyway). I have complete trust and faith in all members of the staff that our boys have and continue to receive the best care they can have outside of the home. I do not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for childcare in the area My boys always leaves with a smile on their faces, having experienced a great variety of daily activities that they tell us about on the way home.

Parent

BestStart Sir Tristram Ave, thank you all for an amazing year! And for the aroha & awhi you have given to our baby Kenyonn. We appreciate everything you do and all the effort you put in. Much Love The Richards

Whanau

We as a whanau would like to say a massive than you for making our first time sending our baby Maewa to kindy so easy. You guys really helped us as first time parents, as we let our baby join your whanau at Beststart. Just a special mention and thanks with so much aroha to our nana Lou for letting our baby become your moko at daycare, you and everyone will be missed. Love Troy, Chelsea and Maewa.

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