Service type
Busy Bees Hobsonville 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 Hobsonville 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 Hobsonville is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Busy Bees Hobsonville 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.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 104 children on the roll.
Children by ethnicity
Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.
Location
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- Address2 Workspace Drive, Hobsonville, Auckland
- Phone+64 9 281 4202
- Emailinfo@hobsonville.busybees.org.nz
- ContactRobyn Simpson
Nearby ECE services
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Aspirations Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 1.8 km
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Little Royals Montessori Preschool Education & Care Services · 3.1 km
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YMCA Early Learning Centre Massey Education & Care Services · 3.2 km
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Bear Park Hobsonville Point Education & Care Services · 3.4 km
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Te Atatu Peninsula Kindergarten Kindergartens · 4.1 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Busy Bees Hobsonville — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Timatanga Community School 2.2 km
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Summerland Primary 8 km
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Westminster Christian School 8.3 km
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Pinehill School (Browns Bay) 11.5 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026