Busy Bees Coopers Beach
Education & Care
21 Coopers Drive, Doubtless Bay · Far North District
Busy Bees Coopers Beach is an education and care service in Doubtless Bay with 56 children on roll. Our analysis of the October 2019 ERO report indicates B grades across children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance, with positive interactions and a language-rich environment noted alongside areas for growth in bicultural depth and internal evaluation.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Busy Bees Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2023-09-20 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2023-09-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2019-10-09· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children learn in a language-rich environment with teachers who engage them in positive, meaningful interactions."
Positive interactions and language-rich environment evident; assessment areas for growth identified.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."
Bicultural framework present; specific te reo and tikanga depth not detailed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The service is managed effectively. Human resource management practices are suitable. An ongoing process of review keeps the service focused on improving outcomes for children."
Effective management and HR practices; internal evaluation development identified.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Coopers Beach dated 2019-10-09, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Busy Bees Coopers Beach hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
21 Coopers Drive, Doubtless Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Busy Bees Coopers Beach a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Coopers Beach is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Coopers Beach?
- 56 children attend Busy Bees Coopers Beach (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Coopers Beach?
- 21 Coopers Drive Doubtless Bay Far North District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #46403) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.