Busy Bees Putaruru
Education & Care
69 Buckland Street, Putāruru · South Waikato District
ERO assessed Busy Bees Putaruru as Not well placed in its 2017 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified gaps in curriculum delivery, particularly in literacy, maths, and science, though play-based learning was a strength. The service demonstrated solid performance in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership.
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ERO Review · 2017-03-10· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Particular areas of the curriculum for strengthening are aspects of literacy, mathematical and science concepts, and language."
Strengths in play-based learning; identified gaps in literacy, maths, science.
"Regular shared celebrations foster the development of children's strong sense of wellbeing and belonging."
Children settled and confident; strong sense of belonging evident.
"Children and their families/whānau are made to feel welcome and valued at the centre."
Families welcomed and valued; well-planned transitions with parent involvement.
"Teachers have undertaken professional development in aspects of culturally responsive practice and this is evident in the increasingly natural use of te reo Māori, respect for tikanga, and the deliberate fostering of children's awareness of the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa."
Growing use of te reo; tikanga respected; professional development undertaken.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Staff ratios better than minimum; compliance systems confirmed.
"The PCH management team is well qualified and experienced, and is providing highly effective professional leadership and informed guidance for centre staff."
Strong governance and professional leadership; performance management strengthened.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Putaruru dated 2017-03-10, 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
69 Buckland Street, Putāruru. 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 Putaruru a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Putaruru is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Putaruru?
- 60 children attend Busy Bees Putaruru (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Putaruru?
- 69 Buckland Street Putāruru South Waikato 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 #30238) ↗ · 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.