Busy Bees Masterton
Education & Care
45 Te Ore Ore Road, Lansdowne-Masterton · Masterton District
ERO assessed Busy Bees Masterton as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified Curriculum & learning as an area needing strengthening, particularly in assessment and individualized learning planning. Whānau partnership and Bicultural practice were graded as Competent, with communication systems and tikanga embedded, though cultural acknowledgment and strategic implementation across the organization have scope 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
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ERO Review · 2018-06-19· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers should work on maximising the focus on outcomes for individual children to effectively support decision making about next learning and teaching steps."
Assessment and individualized learning planning need strengthening; some inconsistency in strategy application.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Use of an online program is supporting improved communication between teachers and families about aspects of children's learning."
Communication systems in place; family involvement in planning evident; room for enhancing cultural acknowledgment.
"An authentic approach is taken to the development of a bicultural perspective in the programme and practices that should support success for Māori children as Māori. Aspects of tikanga are a regular part of the programme."
Tikanga embedded; Ngāti Kahungunu links established; strategic implementation across organization needs development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Masterton dated 2018-06-19, 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 Masterton 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
45 Te Ore Ore Road, Lansdowne-Masterton. 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 Masterton a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Masterton is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Masterton?
- 60 children attend Busy Bees Masterton (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Masterton?
- 45 Te Ore Ore Road Lansdowne-Masterton Masterton 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 #45719) ↗ · 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.