BestStart Ferry Road is a childcare centre at 533 Ferry Road in Woolston, Christchurch. It is called award-winning. Families can book a visit for a chosen time on the website. The centre values diversity and says it celebrates each child's home culture through events and connections. Excursions take children to a local park for team sports and to the community library. Parents receive updates on activities and milestones through an app. One parent says the centre keeps screen time to a minimum, and that their child is learning songs, actions and new words.
Parents are not all happy. Several praise the staff, the teachers and the food, and say the staff work with parents to settle children into the routine they want. One parent describes two incidents in which their son came home with deep scratches on his face and neck, and says the staff response was to observe, and that the family has been left concerned. Another says their child can be a handful with tantrums, but that the staff manage this and raise any concerns. Kidsfirst Kindergartens Edmonds Smith Street is the nearest, 0.3 km away. Families weighing up the centre should read the reviews about safety closely.