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Busy Bees Gladstone Road, Te Hapara (Gisborne)

Education & Care Services · Te Hapara, Gisborne

Busy Bees Gladstone Road is a privately owned early childhood service in Te Hapara, Gisborne, 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
LocationGisborne
RegionGisborne Region
Service number47307
63
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

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

Equity Index

Busy Bees Gladstone Road 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 63 children on the roll.

Under 2 9 (14.3%)
2 years 18 (28.6%)
3 years 14 (22.2%)
4 years 20 (31.7%)
5 years 2 (3.2%)

Children by ethnicity

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

European 40 (63.5%)
Māori 30 (47.6%)
Pacific 3 (4.8%)
Asian 10 (15.9%)
Other 2 (3.2%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

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

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