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Little Coasties
by Busy Bees

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20 Hours ECE

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Storypark

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Meals provided

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details-poi 841 Whangaparaoa Road, Manly, 0930

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details-clock 7:30am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday

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Welcome to Little Coasties by Busy Bees 

At Busy Bees, we value every child and see them as unique and a special taonga. We understand that your child’s education and care is a priority and that choosing the right centre can be a big decision. 

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Your little one will love the fresh ocean breezes, unhurried routines and individual attention. Our diverse range of natural resources and age-appropriate materials are always utilised to encourage teachable moments and happy, learning-focused experiences with space to explore. 

We are very fortunate that our centre is conveniently located just a 2 minute stroll from our local beach, which has naturally become an extension of our own backyard. This shared outdoor space is a bonus for all tamariki to engage in all sorts of enriched learning experiences. Our teachers at Little Coasties are passionate about visiting the beach for regular excursions with the children. You will often see us down there carefully investigating rock pools, caring for our environment by picking up rubbish or collecting natural resources for our centre.

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With the inviting smell of home cooked meals and baking, you won’t have to search very far to find our fabulous and passionate childcare centre cook who freshly prepares all meals in the heart of our centre.

Across morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, our Nourish menu provides foods that are minimally processed, avoiding recipes that are high in added sugar, instead using fresh, real and wholesome ingredients. Children are provided with well-balanced meals from the four main food groups (breads and cereals, milk and milk products, fruit and vegetables, lean meat and meat alternatives).

Teachers also do regular baking with the children, 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. 

Promoting Sustainability

We have partnered with City to Farm in their Zero Waste Zero Carbon in Schools Program to divert food scraps from landfills, instead providing local farms with compost for their banana palm plantations.

At Little Coasties, we use a bokashi compost system where we place our food scraps in a bucket, and the children take turns sprinkling bokashi over them. The bokashi inoculant ferments the food scraps, pickling them to minimize odors and speed up their breakdown into topsoil. Bins are collected weekly and transported to a local Hibiscus Coast farm for use.

Children are reflective thinkers and explorers. It enables them to be confident decision-makers. By selecting their learning and play-based experiences, your child’s capabilities grow. Parents love the rich sense of community found in our little slice of paradise. The curriculum at Little Coasties reflects our philosophy for strong relationships. It values input from parents, teachers, whānau, children, and our wonderful community.

Our Babies room kaiako believe in supporting and empowering unique individuals, laying foundations for capable and confident learners, working as co-researchers, providing a safe environment, promoting well-being and belonging, and following a primary care system for secure attachments and meeting needs within the Little Coasties community.

In our Toddler space our kaiako,  strive to create a fun, safe, and nurturing learning environment where tamariki can make choices, take risks, engage in various play activities, and develop independence and self-help skills. Our focus is on fostering each child's well-being and supporting their individual interests in a supportive and encouraging setting. 

For our preschoolers, we provide an environment where respectful and reciprocal relationships are the foundation of our Preschool community. We work alongside and collaborate with whānau to strengthen our connections, and celebrate children’s achievements and uniqueness. Learning opportunities through play, support children’s holistic development and readiness for school.

 

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Waiata in preschool room at Little Coasties by Busy Bees
Crafting in toddlers space at Little Coasties by Busy Bees
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Testimonials

I couldn’t rate Little Coasties more highly. I am so confident leaving my daughter with them. She is always happy to be dropped off to them which shows she is well looked after and enjoy her time there. They pay great attention to detail and really know her as an individual.

Parent Feedback

Amazing teachers, beautiful spaces, good ratios. Kids feel loved, safe and happy to be there. My kids had good connections with the teachers, it felt like somewhere my children would be treated the same way I would treat them at home - this is important to me.

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We absolutely love how engaged the kids are . The teachers are so passionate at what they do :)

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