Service type
Busy Bees Te Rapa 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 Te Rapa 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 Te Rapa is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Busy Bees Te Rapa 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 78 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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- Address562 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton
- Phone+64 7 949 8335
- Emailmanager@terapa.busybees.org.nz
- ContactSunita Kumar
Nearby ECE services
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Te Rapa Early Education Centre Education & Care Services · 659 m
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St Andrews Playcentre Playcentre · 800 m
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Mini Milestones Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 818 m
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Pukete Kindergarten Kindergartens · 1.5 km
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Little Legends Pukete Ltd Education & Care Services · 1.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Busy Bees Te Rapa — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Endeavour School 3 km
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Taumata School 76 km
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Tauranga Adventist School 76.3 km
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Selwyn Ridge School 82.3 km
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Randwick Park School 86.8 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026