Busy Bees Pakuranga 2
Education & Care
71 Reeves Road, Pakuranga · Auckland - Howick
Busy Bees Pakuranga 2 is an education and care service in Pakuranga with a current roll of 120 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from November 2019 found the service graded B across all assessed dimensions: curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance.
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ERO review · 2019-11-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers provide a language-rich environment that supports children to be confident in their own culture. They engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children that nurture reciprocal relationships."
Language-rich environment with positive interactions and reciprocal relationships evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"There are opportunities for parents to communicate with teachers about the care and learning of their children."
Communication channels established for parent input on child care and learning.
"The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."
Curriculum acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua; te reo support evident.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meets regulatory standards for health and safety compliance.
"A philosophy statement and annual plan guide centre operations. An ongoing process of self review keeps the service focused on improving outcomes for children."
Philosophy and annual plan guide operations; self-review process drives improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Pakuranga 2 dated 2019-11-29, 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 Pakuranga 2 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
71 Reeves Road, Pakuranga. 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 Pakuranga 2 a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Pakuranga 2 is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Pakuranga 2?
- 120 children attend Busy Bees Pakuranga 2 (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Pakuranga 2?
- 71 Reeves Road Pakuranga Auckland - Howick
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25090) ↗ · 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.