Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees
Education & Care
41 Douglas Street, Allandale · Whakatane District
Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees is an education and care service in Allandale. ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in its 2019 review.
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
Standalone
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ERO review · 2019-03-28· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children benefit from having opportunities to follow their own interests in a play-based programme as well as having access to a wide range of resources and equipment that reflect the Montessori philosophy."
Effective play-based and Montessori-informed programme with sustained engagement observed.
"Teachers maintain positive relationships with children that contribute to a settled and calm learning environment."
Settled, calm environment with positive teacher-child relationships established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers are well supported by the room leader to more regularly use te reo Māori in their daily interactions with children. They acknowledge the importance of incorporating local Māori history, traditions and places of significance into the programme as an area for ongoing development."
Te reo Māori emerging; local Māori integration identified as area for development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The new general manager has established useful systems, policies and procedures that support the general operations of the Little Orchards licences. A clear strategic plan has been developed to guide centre development."
Strategic systems and plans established; professional development provided to staff.
Source: Education Review Office review of Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees dated 2019-03-28, 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 Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees 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
41 Douglas Street, Allandale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees a free kindergarten?
- Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees?
- 45 children attend Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees (roll year 2025).
- Where is Douglas Street Montessori by Busy Bees?
- 41 Douglas Street Allandale Whakatane 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 #40332) ↗ · 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.