Busy Bees Tāhunanui
About Busy Bees Tāhunanui
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 Tāhunanui, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Busy Bees Tāhunanui currently has a roll of 76 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the Unknown age band.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education
Parent Reviews
“Awesome Kindy. Staff and teachers very nice and dedicated. My daughter asks to come to Kindy on the weekends she loves it”
“We loved our time at Eden and we were lucky to experience all 3 rooms in the centre with my 2 boys. They had great transitions into the next room and really worked with our needs. There are really great key teachers there and loved the relationship they built with my boys and our family.”
“My daughter has had a positive experience at Eden early learning. Helping to support and achieve development milestones and also found it to be a happy and cheerful environment. Would recommend”
“I have sent all 3 of my children here at Eden Early Learning, right from the Nursery to the Kamata room. My kids have thrived and enjoyed being at Eden, they have excellent teachers that genuinely care for thier learning and wellbeing. Nice wide open spaces and a range of activities for the kids to engage in.”
“Some really lovely teachers at Eden. My daughter thrived in the first 2 rooms. But unfortunately the quality of care significantly decreased in Harakeke. The lack of communication. The quality of food or lack there of. Lack of support for my daughter with toileting. A teacher made comments in front of my daughter about her having a pot belly. Witnessing an alarming incident with a old teacher and a child. In which it was handled terribly. None of the other parents were made aware of what happened with this teacher who was teaching their children! It was all swept under the rug.. I was put on the spot and felt pressured into signing a confidentially agreement regarding what I saw. After seeing the MOE report it's not surprising they have breached several minimum requirements it has reiterated we made the right choice taking our daughter out.”
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