# Beststart Melling
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- Type: Education & Care Service
- Location: Lower Hutt Central, Wellington
- Address: 2 Connolly Street
- Rating: 4.2 / 5 from 5 reviews
- 20 Hours ECE: Eligible
- Pricing: Available on request
- Availability: Waitlist likely
## Overview
Beststart Melling is a education & care service located in Lower Hutt Central, Wellington. Community based governed. 20 Hours ECE eligible.
## Key facts
- Age range: 0-5 years
- Teacher ratio: 1:5
- Licensed capacity: 98 children
- Under 2s capacity: 25 children
- Ownership type: Community based
## Philosophy
Play-based learning with a focus on belonging, curiosity, and confidence.
## Reviews
### null review (5/5)

We have been attending for 5 years with 2 children. It’s the staff and the nice venue that make it!
Lots of cultures celebrated. So much language learnt and they really set our first born up so well for school. The children treat each other so nicely and the teachers teach them Great skills.

### null review (5/5)

We have been going to this daycare for seven years and for the past couple it has been absolutely amazing. Staff are friendly and inviting to your concerns and questions. Teachers are empathetic and caring regardless of age group. Both of my kids starts here from 6 months old and I felt confident that they would be well looked after. The pre school classes also set my now primary school kid up for success by having a structured learning space which made the transition to primary seamless. We wouldn’t go anywhere else.

### null review (5/5)

We moved here after BestStart Pharazyn closed. Our son has had an amazing time here and so have we.