Busy Bees Frimley
Education & Care
312 Frimley Ave, Frimley · Hastings District
ERO assessed Busy Bees Frimley as Not well placed in January 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received B grades across curriculum, wellbeing, whānau partnership, health & safety, and leadership, but scored a C for bicultural practice, which ERO identified as a priority area for 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
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ERO review · 2019-01-30· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children lead their own learning within a curriculum that is responsive to their interests and developing dispositions. Redeveloped spaces encourage children to explore, engage and have fun in play for sustained periods of time."
Responsive curriculum with child-led learning evident; assessment/planning being strengthened.
"Infants and toddlers experience a calm and unhurried learning environment. Teachers offer them choices about what is to happen and wait for them to respond. Children are familiar with the routines of the room and demonstrate a sense of belonging."
Strong sense of belonging and calm environment; responsive teaching practices evident.
"Teachers are beginning to work with parents and whānau to build a comprehensive picture of who each child is, their strengths and what they bring to their learning."
Developing partnerships with whānau; proactive response to parent surveys noted.
"Aspects of te ao Māori are evident in the programme. Specific resources and events provide opportunities to experience kaupapa Māori concepts. Some teachers use te reo Māori in general conversations with children. Encouraging greater use of te reo Māori in everyday practice is a key next step."
Te ao Māori present but inconsistent; te reo Māori use emerging; identified as priority.
"The organisation places considerable emphasis on the health, safety and wellbeing of children."
Sound health and safety practices; ratios better than minimum requirements.
"Provincial Education Group senior leadership has high expectations for teacher practice. Systems and processes are in place to promote improvements, for the benefit of children and whānau. Teachers are encouraged to grow their understanding and take on distributed leadership roles."
Strong organisational support; professional development processes in place; internal evaluation developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Frimley dated 2019-01-30, 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 computedThe 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
312 Frimley Ave, Frimley. 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 Frimley a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Frimley is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Frimley?
- 42 children attend Busy Bees Frimley (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Frimley?
- 312 Frimley Ave Frimley Hastings 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 #30177) ↗ · 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.