Service type
Busy Bees Pahiatua 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 Pahiatua 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 Pahiatua is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Busy Bees Pahiatua 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 62 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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- AddressCnr Main and Edward Street, Pahiatua
- Phone+64 6 376 6800
- Emailmanager@pahiatua.busybees.org.nz
- ContactJean Davidson
Nearby ECE services
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Pahiatua Early Learning Kindergartens · 235 m
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kapua o te Rangi Te Kōhanga Reo · 1.5 km
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Tiny Legends Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 21 km
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BestStart Hokowhitu Education & Care Services · 21.1 km
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Linton Kindergarten Kindergartens · 22.1 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Busy Bees Pahiatua — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Woodville School 12.7 km
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Winchester School (P North) 19.8 km
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Whakarongo School 19.8 km
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TKKM o Manawatu 21.6 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026