BestStart Mangorei Road  

BestStart Mangorei Road early learning centre (formerly TopKids Mangorei ) is located close to Merrilands Mall and New Plymouth Girls' High School and provides a diverse learning programme focussed on making the world a better place.

We are open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, closing only for public hoildays. We welcome children from birth to school age and offer morning and afternoon sessions as well as full day attendance to meet your family's needs.

Relationships - Developing trusting relationships with our families and children is important to us. We build respectful relationships through open communication which reflects the deep sense of care and kindness that is at the heart of everything we do.  We have regular family events and activities to make sure whanau are at the heart of centre life. Every action counts in making everyone's day better.

Sense of belonging - Your child will feel a sense of belonging within our centre and be confident to welcome extended family and visitors as they share their knowledge and expertise with us.

Our learning spaces - Our three learning spaces provide opportunities for each child to develop, grow and learn as an individual. Transitioning through to another learning space occurs as we respond to the strengths, interests, abilities and needs of the individual child and their family. 

• Kaitake Infant Room - We recognise the importance of individual care moments that support our youngest children's learning and work in close partnership with our families. Teachers provide a peaceful environment where children learn through respectful, reciprocal interactions with people, places and things.
• Pouakai Toddler Room - Our curious toddlers have plenty of opportunities for individual exploration, engagement with their peers and experiences that extend learning and foster creativity. Teachers provide space with clear and consistent boundaries, while acknowledging and respecting their rights to have increasing independence over their learning.
• Taranaki Preschooler Room - We support our preschoolers growing awareness of themselves as learners, their increasing capacity for language, inquiry and understanding of differing points of view. We provide opportunities to experience new challenges, participate in long term projects and ensure our children and families make a smooth transition to school. 
• School preparation - Ensuring children are ready for the next step in their educational journey is an important to us. We have a focus on the social and emotional growth of all our children. This ensures they are ready and eager to learn when they start school, curious about the world around them and confident to ask questions about things they are unsure of. Children learn to play independently, alongside and with their peers, sharing ideas and concepts that strengthen their knowledge. We celebrate  with a special ceremony where children wear our centre Korowai and are gifted a putiputi. 

Mindfulness - We teach the importance of making the world a better place by making mindful choices every day, ensuring we have a positive impact on ourselves, each other and our environment, because we know that every action counts. 

Sustainability - Your child will develop an ecological awareness, learning to respect and care for our environment and to have strong connections with nature and the natural world. Sustainable practices are woven throughout our day, for example, we have a tank to collect rainwater, inviting children to explore and understand the importance of  water in our natural world. Being part of BestStart Mangorei Road means you and your child will be part of our initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle. Lunch box day is waste paper free and our gardens are planted mindfully with vegetables and herbs that will feed us and our community. 

Community connections - Your child will gain real life experiences through regular planned and spontaneous excursions into our community, utilising local public transport, building on their sense of being a part of our whole community. We have a Discovery Box, designed and built by the children to invite exploration and develop an understanding of our community. We visit a business or important place in our community and bring back a story or item for our Discovery Box to share the learning with everyone.

At BestStart Mangorei we want every child, parent, family member and person in the community we meet, greet and connect with during the day to feel that we have made their world a better place. We would love you to come on this journey with us.