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Our tamariki and whānau feel a sense of belonging at Busy Bees Featherston Street Early Learning Centre in Palmerston North, and we welcome new families in, to feel right at home too. We offer nutritious, home-cooked meals, a huge backyard play area for our tamariki. Our teachers live locally, which supports our strong sense of community and comfortable and welcoming environment. Our centre provides nurturing and stimulating environments for young children with its separate nursery and preschool rooms, as well as areas where tamariki can come together to share tuakana-teina (older-younger child) interactions where wonderful teaching moments are shared. We aim to promote the development and learning of each child, through positive partnership with parents and open communication at all times for family, tangata whenua, whānau, and community.
Our spacious centre environment offers separate indoor and outdoor areas tailored to each age and stage of learning and development, as well as areas where tamariki can come together to share tuakana-teina (older-younger child) interactions, where wonderful teaching moments are shared.
Our purpose-built spaces support the age and stage of every child, tailored specifically to developmental needs, ensuring your child receives the highest quality care and education.
Our Tuakana building is our dedicated space for children aged 0–3 years. This environment is rich with age-appropriate experiences, nurturing on one care moments with specialist kaiako, and opportunities for exploration and risk-taking as children develop and grow, away from the hustle and bustle of busy preschoolers.
This space offers a Montessori-inspired classroom focused on school and life readiness, offering structured routines, and a calm environment that reflects Montessori values.
Our Teina building is our dedicated environment for children aged 2–5 years. Designed with a suitable playground and carefully structured learning environments, this space provides meaningful preparation for the transition to school. Children are challenged and inspired at their own pace, with space to make meaningful friendships and ensuring every child is as prepared as possible as they head off to school!
Our strong transition programme, shows our commitment to the individual child, journeying with them through each stage of their learning journey, at their own pace, when they are ready, ensuring each transition, is smooth, supportive, and exciting!
Heart Foundation Awarded
We are extremely proud that we have received a Pā Harakeke Tohu Manawa Ora | Healthy Heart Award from the Heart Foundation for the amazing things we do here at Busy Bees Featherston Street to promote healthy food and physical activity. We are helping our tamariki to have healthy habits and healthy hearts for life.
We prioritise the health and wellbeing of your little ones by offering nutritious meals crafted with care. Our menus are designed by an experienced dietitian, ensuring they meet the specific nutritional needs of growing children whilst also bursting with flavour. Our centre cook takes pride in preparing all meals onsite, adhering to the Ministry of Health Healthy Eating for Babies, Toddlers and Children to guarantee optimal safety and quality. From wholesome ingredients to balanced portions, every meal is thoughtfully crafted to support healthy development and foster good eating habits from an early age. With us, you can trust that your child is receiving the nourishment they need to thrive each day.
Preschool Lunchbox Day
Once a week, on Fridays, our preschool children have a lunchbox day. Whereby the children are each supplied with a lunchbox that they fill with food we provide. They practice eating from them, learning to ration their food instead of eating everything at once. This helps them develop important skills for their transition to school, where they will need to manage their own lunches.
Baking
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.
We are committed to follow the aspirations of the New Zealand National ECE Curriculum, Te Whāriki. Te Whāriki envisages kaiako in early learning settings working in partnership with parents, whānau and community to realise this vision. The expectation is that, in their early years, children will experience a curriculum that empowers them as lifelong learners, right from their early exploration of the world around them, through to preparation for school.
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