Busy Bees Dargaville
Education & Care
90 Logan Street, Dargaville · Kaipara District
ERO assessed Busy Bees Dargaville as Not well placed in its 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership, with sound curriculum and learning approaches. Whānau partnership was identified as an area requiring further development.
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ERO Review · 2018-12-14· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers consistently support children's play and encourage them to follow their interests. There are some good examples of teachers extending children's interests through play and ongoing projects."
Sound play-based approach with some intentional extensions, opportunity to strengthen complexity.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"growing learning relationships with parents and families"
Identified as next step; partnerships present but need further development and intentionality.
"Teachers are culturally responsive. They have made a determined effort to embed te reo Māori into learning programmes and the environment. Karakia, waiata, simple words and phrases used in conversations provide children with a developing understanding of Aotearoa/New Zealand's dual cultural heritage."
Strong deliberate effort to embed te reo Māori; dual heritage understood by children.
"Infants and toddlers enjoy nurturing care. They benefit from good adult to child ratios."
Ratios exceed requirements; systems in place for physical and emotional safety.
"The centre is well managed. Strategic and annual planning help to guide centre operations. Policies and procedures are regularly reviewed."
Sound management with strategic planning; internal evaluation developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Dargaville dated 2018-12-14, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Busy Bees Dargaville 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
90 Logan Street, Dargaville. 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 Dargaville a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Dargaville is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Dargaville?
- 89 children attend Busy Bees Dargaville (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Dargaville?
- 90 Logan Street Dargaville Kaipara District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47088) ↗ · 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.