Busy Bees Southbrook
About Busy Bees Southbrook
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 Southbrook, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Busy Bees Southbrook currently has a roll of 68 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (70% 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
“Absolutely amazing daycare! Have had both my children at Busy bees Southbrook spanning the past 7 years and my kids have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The staff are truly amazing, very kind and caring. They took accidents seriously when my children have hurt themselves and were quick to help them and call to let me know. Julie the manager always goes above and beyond for everyone and was quick to action change of booking requests that I asked for often as a family of shift workers. Cant fault Busy Bees Southbrook. My youngest kid has recently left there and my oldest left 3 years ago but they both still talk about how much they loved it and want to go back and see all the teachers often!”
“Fantastic preschool! Our son attended here from nursery through to his last week before starting school. We never had any problems, the teachers are all so caring and personable. We’ve definitely created long term friendships through this Center. Thank you Busy Bees team!”
“The Southbrook teachers are amazingly caring and kind, and they provide lots of fun experiences which help the children to learn and develop in a very happy environment :)”
“Such a friendly and caring environment. The teachers and manager are so welcoming and my grandson and grand daughter have formed such special relationships with their teachers. I highly recommend this centre.”
“All 3 of my kids have been to this preschool. So welcoming and helpful with each individual child's needs. Lovely atmosphere for each child to play and learn”
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