# Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees

Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees is a licensed Education & care centre in Whakatane District. MoE service number 40332.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/douglas-street-montessori-by-busy-bees-40332

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Whakatane District
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Current roll:** 45 children (2025)

## Funding eligibility
- **20 Hours ECE:** Not specified in the Ministry of Education record. Confirm directly with the centre.
- **Childcare Subsidy (MSD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. Means-tested; depends on household income, hours of work/study, and number of children.
- **FamilyBoost (IRD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. 25% of weekly fees, capped at $75/week per family; phases out from household income $140k to $180k.
- Estimate your net weekly cost: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/familyboost-calculator

## Contact
- **Address:** 41 Douglas Street
- **Phone:** 07-3085222
- **Email:** douglascentre@lops.co.nz
- **Website:** https://lops.co.nz
- **Location:** -37.96736115, 176.98836317 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-37.96736115,176.98836317))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.0 km of this centre:
- **Busy Bees Douglas Street** — 0 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/busy-bees-douglas-street-30248
- **Bizzy Buddyz (2)** — 0.5 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/bizzy-buddyz-2-40310
- **Bizzy Buddyz Ltd** — 0.5 km · Home-based ECE — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/bizzy-buddyz-ltd-40282
- **Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway** — 0.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/central-kids-kindergartens-garaway-5173
- **Waiapu Kids - St Georges** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/waiapu-kids-st-georges-40068

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## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/202900
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/202900

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/douglas-street-montessori-by-busy-bees-40332
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/douglas-street-montessori-by-busy-bees-40332/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/douglas-street-montessori-by-busy-bees-40332/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/40332/
- Methodology: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/methodology
- Data sources: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/sources

_Generated 2026-05-24 from public Ministry of Education + Charities Services data. CC-BY 4.0._