Service type
Busy Bees Whakatau Street 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 Whakatau Street 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 Whakatau Street is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Busy Bees Whakatau Street has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 3" 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 69 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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- Address1271 Whakatau Street, Rotorua Central, Rotorua
- Phone+64 7 347 9962
- Emailinfo@whakatau.busybees.org.nz
- ContactDavid Manuel
Nearby ECE services
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Te Ara Ki Te Reo Ki Kuirau Puna Reo · 162 m
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BestStart Pukuatua Education & Care Services · 435 m
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Te Kōhanga Reo ki Pukeroa Ōruawhata Te Kōhanga Reo · 654 m
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Te Pākārito Puna Reo · 2 km
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Little Troopers Early Learning Centre Education & Care Services · 2.2 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Busy Bees Whakatau Street — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Rotorua S D A School 1.6 km
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Taumata School 44.6 km
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Selwyn Ridge School 45.4 km
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Golden Sands School 47.5 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026