BestStart Greerton

BestStart Greerton is a hidden gem, situated in a busy area of Greerton with a beautiful natural backdrop. We're in Maleme Street, right next to the Fire Station, convenient for families travelling from Pyes Pa, Oropi, Tauriko, Welcome Bay and Greerton. Our centre has a lovely atmosphere and cares for children, aged zero to six all year round.

A Place to Belong

A Place of Trust and Learning - At BestStart Greerton building trusting and nurturing relationships with children and their families is at the heart of what we do. It's important everyone feels a sense of belonging and trust. Trust builds confidence to explore, and from here the magic of learning begins. 

A Place where Learning is Magic - We're a dedicated and passionate teaching team who love creating a safe and familiar place to engage children in learning. We bring our love for learning into everything we do. We constantly develop our skills and knowledge and share it with our families and children. We love discovering new ways to stimulate children's interest, sparking their curiosity, leading them to explore and learn. Simply magic. 

Our Place outdoors - We have a spacious, well-resourced playground that provides a range of physical and mental challenges for children of all ages. We give our children plenty of time and space to practice and refine their developing skills while discovering their place in the world.

A Place to Respect our world - Respect and care for our environment is very important to us. We encourage thoughts of Papatūānuku in our daily activities. Children learn about sustainability through activities such as recycling and building a natural playground. Children learn about the natural world, from our place to the wider world and the endless gifts nature provides us every day. 

A Place to Respect ourselves and others - We support our children to develop their knowledge about wellbeing. Through healthy eating, physical movement and emotional wellbeing our children learn about the importance of looking after themselves and the people around them. We also support our breast-feeding mothers, working together and alongside them. We embrace our rich cultural diversity and celebrate cultural identity through fun centre events and festivities the whole family can enjoy.

Come and discover Your place of learning at BestStart Greerton.

Who is BestStart?

BestStart is for families who want more from early-childhood education. Safe, nurturing and educationally focused, we’re committed to growing caring people with curious minds.

Together we teach, learn and nurture.

Our vision is to work in partnership with families, whanau and communities to enable children to achieve their learning potential.

Ko tō mātou tirohanga hei mahi ngātahi i te taha o ngā whānau me ngā hāpori, kia āwhinatia ngā tamariki, kia tū pito mata ai rāatou, hei rangatira mō āpōpō.

We are committed to being a progressive and responsive leader in early-childhood education. We do this by enhancing our services, investing in our people, developing our support structure and continuously improving the educational outcomes and experiences of our children, families and the communities we serve.

Some facts:

• We’re licensed to educate and care for 15,000 full-time children daily.
• 18,000 families use BestStart services annually.
• We have over 270 centres nationwide located from Whangarei to Invercargill.
• Each centre is managed by a Centre Manager who is supported by a local Area Manager. This gives our centre teams ongoing quality training and support.
• Te Whāriki, the world-wide acclaimed national early childhood education curriculum, is used in all centres.
• We have over 4500 permanent teachers nationally. Over 90% of our permanent teaching staff are either fully qualified with a diploma or bachelor of teaching (ECE) or higher, or are in training. These figures are very high by national standards within the ECE sector.
• We provide a two-year Advice and Guidance Programme for all recently certified teachers, providing further mentoring and training. This gives strong support for teachers from provisional registration to full teacher registration with the NZ Teachers Council.
• We regularly spend around $4 million on teacher training per annum.

We’re for children

At our heart is our commitment and passion for children. Central to this belief is our focus on the holistic development of children. We support children to explore the world around them, learning through relationships, creating a love of learning in an ever-changing world. Exploration, friendship and fun are part of the journey.

We’re for good

BestStart is a registered charity owned by the Wright Family Foundation. We support initiatives and programmes within BestStart and the wider early-childhood education sector (ECE) that support good outcomes for all children. We do this because we want to make a positive difference to the lives of all children.

Innovation leads us

At BestStart, innovation guides our thinking. We advocate positive change for learners through our research and practice. We’re proud to be thought leaders within ECE, openly challenging ourselves to think differently to provide the best for our children, families and staff.

We’re responsive

Our centres reflect their children, staff and communities. We celebrate individuality, uniqueness and diversity, encouraging a spirit of empathy, understanding and collaboration. Through our responsive relationships and our curriculum, we support learners to choose their own path.

Our people matter

At BestStart people come first. When we grow and develop our people, everyone benefits. We strive for whakamana/empowerment, nurturing a culture of excellence with engaged, talented professionals. Their commitment, skill and passion light our way.