Busy Bees Napier Road
Education & Care
176 Napier Road, Karanema-St Hill · Hastings District
Our analysis of the ERO report found Busy Bees Napier Road demonstrates effective curriculum and learning, with positive teaching interactions and organised spaces (B grade). The service has established health and safety procedures and leadership processes that guide operations (B grades in both areas). Bicultural practice is developing, with a Te Ao Māori plan underway and bicultural curriculum strengthening identified as a next step (C grade).
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
Akanuku · 2020-11-17· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum and organisation of play spaces provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance their learning and development. Teachers engage in meaningful and positive interactions to enhance learning and nurture reciprocal relationships."
Effective curriculum with positive teaching interactions and organised learning spaces.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"progress the Te Ao Māori action plan to strengthen the bicultural curriculum."
Te Ao Māori plan underway; bicultural curriculum strengthening identified as next step.
"Adults take reasonable steps to prevent accident and illness, keep the environment safe from hazards and ensure appropriate procedures are in place to manage emergencies."
Reasonable safety steps in place; hazard prevention and emergency procedures established.
"The service has implemented ongoing self-review processes that help improve the quality of education and care. The philosophy, annual and strategic plans guide operation."
Self-review processes implemented; strategic plans guide operations and improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Napier Road dated 2020-11-17, 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 Napier Road 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
176 Napier Road, Karanema-St Hill. 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 Napier Road a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Napier Road is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Napier Road?
- 55 children attend Busy Bees Napier Road (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Napier Road?
- 176 Napier Road Karanema-St Hill 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 #55513) ↗ · 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
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