Busy Bees Whau Valley
Education & Care
25 Moody Avenue, Otangarei · Whangarei District
ERO assessed Busy Bees Whau Valley as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified areas of concern in curriculum and learning (C grade) and bicultural practice (C grade), while the service demonstrated strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance (all B grades).
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ERO Review · 2018-05-17· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Centre managers agree that staff should: strengthen their assessment of children's learning, planning of the educational programme, and evaluation of its impact on learning"
Assessment and planning need strengthening; developing practices identified.
"Transitions into and through the centre, and on to school are well supported and managed."
Transitions well managed; children have respectful relationships and uninterrupted play.
"Parents of new children are encouraged to spend time in the centre."
Parent engagement in transitions evident; fee structure and transport support access.
"Teachers recognise the need for a more bicultural approach to the educational programme. A plan has been established to support greater inclusion of te ao Māori by building teachers' knowledge of te reo and tikanga Māori."
Bicultural approach emerging; plan established but not yet fully embedded.
"The centre provides meals for children, and a van to transport children to and from the centre."
Staffing ratios exceed minimums; systems reviewed during assessment.
"The centre manager and the area manager are well supported by Provincial Education managers. They work collaboratively to provide leadership for the centre. Other staff members are actively supported to take leadership roles. Managers have recently improved the teacher appraisal process."
Collaborative leadership; improved appraisal systems; professional development planned.
Source: Education Review Office review of Busy Bees Whau Valley dated 2018-05-17, 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 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
25 Moody Avenue, Otangarei. 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 Whau Valley a free kindergarten?
- Busy Bees Whau Valley is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Busy Bees Whau Valley?
- 65 children attend Busy Bees Whau Valley (roll year 2025).
- Where is Busy Bees Whau Valley?
- 25 Moody Avenue Otangarei Whangarei 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 #10379) ↗ · 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.