BestStart Avondale

BestStart Avondale is located on Wolverton Street, close to the New Lynn Train Station and the South Western Motorway. We offer a wonderful home like atmosphere with high quality learning spaces. Most of our tamariki will move to Blockhouse Bay, New Windsor, Chaucer and New Lynn Primary Schools.

At BestStart Avondale we endeavour to be a home away from home for you and your tamariki (child). We pride ourselves on positive working relationships with whanau from diverse cultures and make them an integral part of the centre programmes, celebrations of cultures and community events.

Our programme is based on the principle of respect, responsibility and community through exploration and discovery. We provide a supportive and enriching learning environment based on the interests of the children through a child-led curriculum. We have a dedicated Centre Manager, who supports our passionate teachers in curriculum, planning and practices that are woven together with Te Whāriki (Our Early Childhood Curriculum) and BestStart’s unique Be School Ready initiative. Each child will have an individual learning journey.

We have three rooms with teachers caring for children of different ages and developmental stages.

 Manawa Nursery (0-2 years) - The Infants room is a cosy room where your baby is offered many open-ended play experiences to explore freely. Our teachers work   with you to meet your child’s individual routine and learning needs.

Rewa Rewa (2 – 3.5 years) - The Toddlers room provides free flow between indoor and outdoor areas for tamariki to explore and make their own discoveries. We have a covered deck area which allows for creative projects to begin. Our experienced teachers work closely with your child to help them develop social and self-help skills as well as starting their early literacy, numeracy, and communication journey.

Waitemata (3.2 -6 years) - In the Preschool room children can engage deeper in their play and learning with support from teachers. They further develop their self-help social skills and communication skills, learnt from toddler room. The teaching team incorporate different teaching methods and strategies within daily activities to further your child’s early literacy and numeracy, ensuring that they build a solid foundation for the formal learning experience at school.

For more information about the specific fees for your centre, please contact us directly (09) 828 9082 / avondale@best-start.org You might be eligible for support paying their childcare fees. For more information click here.