Bumblebees Childcare Centre

About Bumblebees Childcare Centre
About Education & Care Service
Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Bumblebees Childcare Centre, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Bumblebees Childcare Centre currently has a roll of 71 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (65% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, asian, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
“We love Bumblebees, the staff and care our two children have had there is amazing. We will miss it dearly!”
“Our daughter has being going to bumble bees since she was about 2 years old, just graduated. The team at Bumble Bees are fantastic, they're all friendly and very nurturing, close nit community. Great communication even if there is any sickness going around. Its been a fantastic centre that I would highly recommend.”
“Bumblebees has been part of our family since 2017 when our son started with them. He has been through all three rooms the centre has for the different ages and has recently left to start school - well prepared thanks to the wonderful care of his teachers. We originally chose Bumblebees because it had the "cuddle factor" - it felt warm and inviting and where everyone genuinely cared for your child. Our son blossomed into an inquisitive and active boy and the team at Bumblebees fostered this and encouraged his learning - even taking on the challenge of keeping up with his dinosaur obsession. There were tears on graduation day as he said goodbye to those who played such an important role in his early years. The centre is clean and bright and the food is fantastic - so fantastic that we were often told he liked things but only if Angela (the chef) made them. There is space for the kids to run around and lots of activities on offer. There are fun outings during the year as well as fun visitors to the centre including a petting zoo, toy doctors, firemen and the annual snow day. We are fortunate that it was not really goodbye when our son graduated because when it was time last year to place our young daughter in care we had no reservations in placing her also at Bumblebees. She is only 13 months but already gets excited when she sees her daycare bag in the mornings and heads straight to the front door, a sure sign that Bumblebees is somewhere she is so happy to be.”
“I cannot recommend bumblebees enough. The staff are amazing. My little girl has been there for almost 2.5 years and she has just thrived. She absolutely loves all her teachers and we are very sad to be leaving. Thank you bumblebees for all your amazing work with Izzy. We love you all 💜💜”
“We are so very lucky to have this amazing centre on our coast. Bumblebees centre has such a warm & loving environment with the best teachers a mother could ask for. Our little one has thrived since day one with his learning skills , there is constant adventure & always a teacher close by for cuddles & comfort. The meals that are provided are fabulous and the daily communication is so helpful. I can’t recommend this centre enough.”
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