# BestStart Pukuatua
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- Type: Education & Care Service
- Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
- Address: 1553 Pukuatua Street
- Rating: 5.0 / 5 from 5 reviews
- 20 Hours ECE: Eligible
- Pricing: Available on request
- Availability: Open spots reported
## Overview
BestStart Pukuatua is a education & care service located in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty. Community based governed. 20 Hours ECE eligible.
## Key facts
- Age range: 0-5 years
- Teacher ratio: 1:5
- Licensed capacity: 112 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)

Awesome kindy! First thing you walk in WARM BEAUTIFUL SMILES. A beautiful welcoming energy.
So much space and fun for the kids to play and so much is going on all the time that the kids are never running out of things to do. The teachers are amazing they made me feel comfortable and they’re so kind and can literally feel the beautiful energy radiating off them. You can easily tell they genuinely care for the kids because when you walk in their doors you can see how close all the kids are to their teachers and respect their teachers even at preschooler age. I’ve been very picky when it came to kindys and I won’t lie I’ve been to about 8 different kindys and I’m not saying that there no good it’s just when I walked into beststart pukuatua I knew this is where my son would spend the last year of his baby/toddler life preparing him for primary school.
I’m very confidently saying that this kindy is one of the best if not the best in Rotorua and would recommend this kindy to all parents not knowing where to enrol their kids in Rotorua.

### null review (5/5)

I absolutely love this Kindy. Every teacher there makes me and my child feel so comfortable. I love the messy play and the independence they give the children also healthy food and cool activities! My son comes home very happy and very tired.

### null review (5/5)

Teachers are always welcoming, engaging with us when we walk in the door. Communication is great, food smells delish, photos and updates of there play time and learning always puts a smile on my face. My baby loves going to kindy everyday.