Busy Bees Bottle Lake
About Busy Bees Bottle Lake
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 Busy Bees Bottle Lake, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Busy Bees Bottle Lake currently has a roll of 137 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (76% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, asian 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
“Busy Bees is a wonderful family friendly environment for your child to grow and develop. We have enjoyed the experience very much and have enrolled our second child. He is a very busy almost 2 year old and he loves it. He runs into the Center and is always greeted by the smiling friendly staff. They do not hesitate to go above and beyond if you have a problem. They are very solution focused and deliver a high standard of care and education. Each child has a primary care giver but all of the staff deliver cuddles smiles and love as required. We get a summary of the day on pick up and regular updates via Story Park complete with photos. I recommend Busy Bees as the place to be and thank them for the care and love they have shown our family.”
“My boys have been going to this centre since they were 8 months old. They are content, and calm in the care of the lovely staff. They have lots of opportunities to learn via a range of experiences they don't get with me at home. It makes going to work a lot easier knowing they are happy.”
“I highly recommend Bottle Lake Preschool. Amazing teachers, very welcoming and supportive. Centre is run really well with great communication. Great space for kids to play with 3 separate areas (nursery, preschool and kindy), each having a decent size outdoor play area. Always feel at ease dropping my son off knowing he is well looked after and always has so much fun 🤗🤗”
“Both my daughters go to this centre and I could not recommend it highly enough. I feel very comfortable at work each day knowing they are in the care of the professional and caring teachers. My girls are always happy to arrive and when I see them at the end of each day they are smiling ear to ear. The communication from the teachers is great, I get to know what they have been up to either verbally or via email. Awesome place, check it out!”
“Forgot to say, wonderful staff who love their jobs! My granddaughters love going there, even though I'm in Australia they keep me up to date with whats going on, been great to see them grow at Bottle Lake Preschool”
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