Busy Bees Katikati
Education & Care
113-115 Main Road, Katikati South · Western Bay of Plenty District
ERO assessed Busy Bees Katikati as Not well placed in October 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing and health and safety practices, while whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance were areas requiring 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ERO Review · 2018-10-12· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children participate in self-initiated play. Teachers provide resources and an environment that engages children in their learning through respectful interactions. Infants and toddlers have the time and space to lead their learning."
Strong foundational wellbeing through responsive care and respectful environment
"As part of this process leaders and teachers should investigate, how best they can effectively engage with whānau Māori and their Pacific community to understand parent, family and whānau aspirations for educational success for these children."
Engagement with whānau Māori and Pacific community needs development
"Bicultural practice is in the early stages of development. Teachers are committed to building their knowledge of te ao Māori. Further consideration should be given to how leaders can support teachers to increase and integrate their use of te reo Māori in their daily interactions with children and their families."
Early stages of bicultural practice with limited te reo Māori integration
"The organisation places considerable emphasis on the health, safety and wellbeing of children."
Strong organizational emphasis on health, safety and wellbeing
"Leaders agree to provide a stronger focus on building teacher capability and pedagogical leadership to promote high quality outcomes for children."
Leadership recognizes need to strengthen pedagogical capability and guidance
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Katikati dated 2018-10-12, 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 Katikati 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
113-115 Main Road, Katikati South. 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 Katikati a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Katikati is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Katikati?
- 75 children attend Busy Bees Katikati (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Katikati?
- 113-115 Main Road Katikati South Western Bay of Plenty 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 #45018) ↗ · 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.