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Busy Bees Dinsdale

Education & Care Services · Dinsdale, Hamilton

Busy Bees Dinsdale is a privately owned early childhood service in Dinsdale, Hamilton, registered under the "Education & Care Services" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationHamilton
RegionWaikato Region
Service number48069
110
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Busy Bees Dinsdale is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Busy Bees Dinsdale participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

Busy Bees Dinsdale is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Equity Index

Busy Bees Dinsdale has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 110 children on the roll.

Under 2 28 (25.5%)
2 years 16 (14.5%)
3 years 27 (24.5%)
4 years 38 (34.5%)
5 years 1 (0.9%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 85 (77.3%)
Māori 41 (37.3%)
Pacific 4 (3.6%)
Asian 13 (11.8%)

Location

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Contact details

  • Address30 Tuhikaramea Road, Dinsdale, Hamilton
  • Phone+64 7 846 0404
  • ContactEmily Swindlehurst

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Busy Bees Dinsdale — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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