Little Coasties by Busy Bees
Education & Care
841 Whangaparaoa Rd, Manly East · Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
Little Coasties by Busy Bees is an education and care service in Manly East with a current roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the 2021 ERO report identifies strengths in curriculum and learning, health and safety, and leadership, while whānau partnership and bicultural practice are identified as areas for further development.
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
Akanuku · 2021-01-27· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The service curriculum reflects an understanding of learning and development that is consistent with current research, theory and practices in early childhood education."
Curriculum is consistent with current research and practice; next steps focus on deepening practice.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"deepening teacher response to parent aspirations to enhance their involvement in decision making concerning their child"
Parent involvement in decision-making identified as area needing development.
"continuing to support children to be confident in their own culture which will be reflected in documentation of their learning."
Supporting children's cultural confidence identified as next step for improvement.
"Premises, facilities and resources are kept hygienic and maintained in good condition. Policies and procedures promote the good health and safety of children enrolled at the centre."
Health and safety standards met; premises hygienic and policies in place.
"An ongoing process of self review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care."
Self-review processes in place supporting continuous improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Coasties by Busy Bees dated 2021-01-27, 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 Little Coasties 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
841 Whangaparaoa Rd, Manly East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Coasties by Busy Bees a free kindergarten?
- Little Coasties 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 Little Coasties by Busy Bees?
- 50 children attend Little Coasties by Busy Bees (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Coasties by Busy Bees?
- 841 Whangaparaoa Rd Manly East Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
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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 #47586) ↗ · 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.