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Busy Bees Ashburton

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20 Hours ECE

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details-poi 80 Peter Street, Ashburton, 7700

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details-clock Mon - Fri 7:30am - 5:30pm

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Welcome to Busy Bees Ashburton

Busy Bees Early Education Centre in Ashburton is all about fun, excitement and most importantly setting your child up for a lifetime of learning. We're committed to creating a stimulating, safe and nurturing environment for your children to learn and grow during their early years.

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At Busy Bees Ashburton, we value every child and see them as unique and a special taonga. Our teachers provide quality education and childcare in a stimulating environment that will contribute to their successful future. Conveniently located just down the road from Ashburton Netherby School, we're easy to find and within a short travelling distance to Ashburton Domain. We're the natural choice for busy parents and local families in the community.

Our early education centre welcomes tamariki and their whānau, and we strive to support children to develop into capable learners with a strong cultural identity. Qualified teachers bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, providing quality education in a stimulating environment. We welcome your child to our community and look forward to helping them start their education journey. 

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We believe that through nourishing food, children are fuelled to thrive physically and mentally, whilst enjoying the benefits of coming together and connecting as a group at mealtimesWe supply a wide variety of nourishing meals for the children at our centre. Across morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, our fabulous centre cook will provide foods that are minimally processed, avoiding recipes that are high in added sugar, instead using fresh, real and wholesome ingredients.

Our dedicated cook and centre team is currently striving towards the Tohu Manawa Ora | Healthy Heart Award from the Heart Foundation.

To support childrens transition to school, we do have lunch box days each week with our near five year olds.

Teachers also do regular baking with the tamariki, which provides them opportunities to engage and learn a range of food preparations skills and fine motor movements such as pouring, sifting, spooning. It is a great hands on sensory experience for children to develop independence through self-help skills, practice simple maths as they measure and count quantities.

Our programme reflects the principles, goals and learning outcomes of Te Whāriki the New Zealand bi-cultural Early Childhood Curriculum. This curriculum covers the education and care of children from birth to school age and clearly reflects the concept of learning as a lifelong process that begins at the very start of life. Our teachers follow this to work alongside your child to plan and extend on their learning. This celebrates the uniqueness of each child and the value we hold in the contribution of family/whānau in their child’s learning. 

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Testimonials

"Staff are always friendly and welcoming. They have plenty of activities to do with the children. Much improvement with new ownership!! Well done."

Parent Feedback February 2024

"Amazing team. So supportive of my kids and teaching them to become their best. Thanks so much!"

Parent Feedback April 2024

"Busy Bees has been amazing throughout my child's preschool journey! With many things such as, talking more, socialising more and being more independent. They focus on the needs of the child and are always super friendly and helpful."

Parent Feedback April 2024

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