BestStart Montel  

BestStart Montel is a childcare and education centre located in a quiet street, close to Great North Road and WestCity mall, in the heart of Henderson.

What makes us special

• Encouraging and nurturing educational experiences. We provide engaging and stimulating programmes that are New Zealand curriculum and language focused.
• Stable team of teachers. They are dedicated, experienced and knowledgeable, offering quality education and care for our children. Kaiako (teachers) provide supportive, encouraging and nurturing educational experiences and care for tamariki from 3 months to school age.
• Quality learning resources. Please call in for a visit to view our lovely centre to see what learning experiences your child could be involved in.
• Healthy meals. At BestStart Montel we support healthy eating. We provide a nutritious morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch that is prepared by our cook in our on-site kitchen. She caters for a range of different dietary requirements. If you would like more information on our tasty, delicious meals, please let us know. 

Our childcare and learning rooms

In the Pukeko Room (3 months to 2 years) we have a mixture of infants, crawling babies and moving toddlers. We develop warm, responsive relationships with our tamariki and our practice in this room is responsive and respectful of children’s autonomy, competence and capabilities. We provide a calm and nurturing environment where infant’s routines are unrushed, relaxed and child focused; babies are stimulated and supported, and toddlers are challenged and extended.

In the Kiwi Room (2 years to 3.5 years) our toddlers are exposed to sensory exploration and are encouraged and supported to develop social skills and independence through group and independent play.

The Tui Room (3.5 to 5 years) focuses on developing independent skills, socialisation and helping children prepare for school with our unique Be School Ready initiative. We value and promote a learning programme that enables children the space and opportunity to explore, experiment and take risks when engaged in play.

The transitions between the rooms are carefully planned to ensure every child is developmentally ready and move with their friend groups.