House of Wonder Chartwell by Busy Bees
Education & Care
33-41 Rutherford Street, Chartwell · Hamilton City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in their 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the curriculum and learning dimension graded as B, indicating a balanced approach with intentional teaching, though with areas for development noted.
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ERO review · 2018-10-24· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum has a balance of child-led and teacher-initiated experiences. The inquiry-based learning model supports children to explore areas of interest in depth. Children's voices are effectively used to guide the programme. Teachers are intentional in how they lead opportunities for learning."
Balanced approach with intentional teaching, though areas for development noted.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of House of Wonder Chartwell by Busy Bees dated 2018-10-24, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where House of Wonder Chartwell 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
33-41 Rutherford Street, Chartwell. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is House of Wonder Chartwell by Busy Bees a free kindergarten?
- House of Wonder Chartwell 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 House of Wonder Chartwell by Busy Bees?
- 80 children attend House of Wonder Chartwell by Busy Bees (roll year 2025).
- Where is House of Wonder Chartwell by Busy Bees?
- 33-41 Rutherford Street Chartwell Hamilton City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47135) ↗ · 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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