Busy Bees Silverdale, Whangaparaoa-Auckland

Service type

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

Equity Index

Busy Bees Silverdale 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.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 58 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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Contact details

• Address2104 A East Coast Road, RD3, Whangaparaoa-Auckland
• Phone+64 9 426 1377
• Emailmanager@silverdale.busybees.org.nz
• ContactDana Henderson

Nearby ECE services

• Tiny Voices Silverdale Education & Care Services · 1.3 km
• Millidale Explorers Education & Care Services · 1.9 km
• Busy Bees Silverdale Central Education & Care Services · 2.3 km
• Kingsway Pre-School - Silverdale Education & Care Services · 2.8 km
• Happy Learning Childcare Millwater Education & Care Services · 4.3 km