# Little Coasties by Busy Bees

Little Coasties by Busy Bees is a licensed Education & care centre in Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays. MoE service number 47586.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-coasties-by-busy-bees-47586

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Territorial authority:** Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
- **Region:** Auckland
- **Current roll:** 50 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:** 841 Whangaparaoa Rd
- **Phone:** 09- 777 6017
- **Email:** info@coasties.busybees.org.nz
- **Website:** https://coasties.busybees.org.nz
- **Location:** -36.64035357, 174.75803739 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.64035357,174.75803739))

## Nearby centres
Within 1.2 km of this centre:
- **Bright Bears Early Childhood Centre** — 0.2 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/bright-bears-early-childhood-centre-10152
- **Whangaparaoa Kindergarten** — 0.4 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whangaparaoa-kindergarten-5538
- **Precious Pipis Childcare Brixton Road** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/precious-pipis-childcare-brixton-road-20294
- **BestStart Whangaparaoa** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-whangaparaoa-47918
- **Whangaparaoa Playcentre** — 1.2 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/whangaparaoa-playcentre-22057

Browse all centres in this suburb: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for null:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/115800
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/115800

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/little-coasties-by-busy-bees-47586
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/little-coasties-by-busy-bees-47586/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/little-coasties-by-busy-bees-47586/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/47586/
- 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._