# BestStart Ferry Road, Woolston BestStart Ferry Road is an education provider at 533 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch. [Call 03 930 8462]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Discover BestStart Ferry Road – Award-winning childcare centre in Woolston, Christchurch. Learn about our early childhood education programmes and book a visit today”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Tilford St, route 3) is 134 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 3 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - As mapped: `Mo - Fr 07:30 - 17:30` _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 533 Ferry Road, Christchurch 8023 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Education & tutoring _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 930 8462 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://best-start.org/centres/beststart-ferry-road _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** info@best-start.org _(Its own website)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Residential Suburban _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [533 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/woolston/533-ferry-road), 3 reports on file ## What stood on Ferry Road [1870, Section of Ferry Road drain](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/city-surveyor-plans/ccl-cs-95683) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Claude's Kitchen, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road#s-then) ## The reports nearby 999 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092416), Ferry Rd near Tilford St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9092409), [483 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/483-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092397), [481 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/481-ferry-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9077594), [1 Smith St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/1-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069870), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8992877), [3 Hobson Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/3-hobson-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8982524), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8962498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8943123), [24 Smith St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/24-smith-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8925695), 490–504 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8891092), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8884079), Woolston Park 502 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand ## Getting there - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Tilford St, 134 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Smith St, 160 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Tilford St, 224 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=BestStart%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20533%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5455107,172.6734686) ## Nearby - [Woolston Development Project](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-development-project-woolston), Association, 87 m - [Animal and Bird Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/animal-and-bird-hospital-woolston), Vets, 151 m - [Gull Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-woolston), Petrol stations, 155 m - [Krishna Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/krishna-dairy-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 157 m - [Woolston Park Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-park-bowling-club-woolston), Sports centres, 209 m - [New Yesterdays](https://www.chch.live/business/new-yesterdays-woolston), Clothing, 214 m - [Mary Dixon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1202-mary-dixon-park), park, 139 m - [Woolston Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1099-woolston-park), Sports ground, 163 m - [Christchurch Quay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/908-christchurch-quay-reserve), park, 398 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other education & tutoring - [ALX - Rakaia Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/alx-rakaia-centre-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.5 km - [Yoobee](https://www.chch.live/business/yoobee-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 3.2 km - [Whakaraupo Carving Centre Trust](https://www.chch.live/business/whakaraupo-carving-centre-trust-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 7.2 km - [United Overseas Study (NZ) Group](https://www.chch.live/business/united-overseas-study-nz-group-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 8.4 km - [Southern Institute of Technology](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-institute-of-technology-hornby), Hornby, 10.7 km - [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/education#in-woolston) ## Also in Woolston - [Woolston Rugby Football League Club](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-rugby-football-league-club-woolston), Clubs, 223 m - [Leaves at Portstone Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/leaves-at-portstone-cafe-woolston), Cafés, 232 m - [Yash Dairy & Lotto](https://www.chch.live/business/yash-dairy-lotto-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 232 m - [Portstone Garden Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/portstone-garden-cafe-woolston), Cafés, 246 m - [Portstone Garden Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/portstone-garden-centre-woolston), Garden centres, 265 m - [Freedom RV](https://www.chch.live/business/freedom-rv-woolston), Caravan, 386 m - [Treasure Trove Clothing & Alterations](https://www.chch.live/business/treasure-trove-clothing-alterations-woolston), Op shops, 400 m - [Canterbury Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-bowling-club-woolston), Clubs, 451 m - [Woolston Club](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-club-woolston), Clubs, 451 m - [Z Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/z-woolston), Petrol stations, 495 m - [Every kind of business in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5455107&lon=172.6734686) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5455107,172.6734686,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=BestStart%20Ferry%20Road) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8301884681), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is BestStart Ferry Road?** An education provider in Woolston, Christchurch. **Where is BestStart Ferry Road?** 533 Ferry Road, Woolston, on [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5455107,172.6734686,17) **Is BestStart Ferry Road still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact BestStart Ferry Road?** phone [03 930 8462](tel:+6439308462), its [website](https://best-start.org/centres/beststart-ferry-road), email [info@best-start.org](mailto:info@best-start.org) (its own website). **When is BestStart Ferry Road open?** Mo - Fr 07:30 - 17:30, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other education & tutoring are near BestStart Ferry Road?** [ALX - Rakaia Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/alx-rakaia-centre-christchurch-central-city) (2.5 km), [Yoobee](https://www.chch.live/business/yoobee-christchurch-central-city) (3.2 km), [Whakaraupo Carving Centre Trust](https://www.chch.live/business/whakaraupo-carving-centre-trust-lyttelton) (7.2 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/education). **What’s near BestStart Ferry Road?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/533-ferry-road) holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Woolston Development Project](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-development-project-woolston) (87 m); the Ferry Rd near Tilford St bus stop is 134 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Mary Dixon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1202-mary-dixon-park) (139 m). **What stood where BestStart Ferry Road is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5455107&lon=172.6734686) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/beststart-ferry-road-woolston Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/education Suburb: https://www.chch.live/woolston