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Our teachers are passionate about making a positive difference in children’s lives. By sharing stories and laughter, listening to their interests, and learning with families we foster trust and connection with not only our centre whānau but with the wider community, including local schools.
Getting to know our individual families so well, with kaiako and families interact as a wider whānau, sharing and laughing together forms strong trusting relationships, support happy and settled children who take on transitions with ease.
We foster a love of nature through experiences that encourage kaitiakitanga. Our tamariki take pride in growing fruits and vegetables in our centre māra kai, engaging in garden-to-table experiences where they learn to plant, care for, harvest, and enjoy food from the land — building appreciation for sustainability and the natural world.
We also provide opportunities for tuakana–teina interactions, where younger and older children come together to share meaningful moments of learning, leadership, and collaboration.
We are committed to promoting the development and learning of each child through respectful partnerships with parents, caregivers and whānau. Open communication is valued, and we work alongside family, tangata whenua, and the wider community to ensure every child is supported to thrive.
Rooms
Our centre is made up of three dedicated learning spaces — a nursery, toddler room, and preschool room — each thoughtfully designed to meet the specific needs of children as they grow. Tamariki are nurtured and supported through responsive care, empowering them to grow with confidence, curiosity, and compassion. We encourage them to explore, wonder, and take risks in their learning, fostering a deep understanding of themselves, their abilities, their connection with others, and their connection to their learning environments and Papatūānuku.
Healthy Heart Awarded
We are extremely proud and excited to announce that we have received a Rito Tohu Manawa Ora | Healthy Heart Award from the Heart Foundation for the amazing things we do here at Busy Bees Greytown to promote healthy food and physical activity. We are helping our tamariki to have healthy habits and healthy hearts for life.
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.
From wholesome ingredients to balanced portions, every meal is thoughtfully crafted to support healthy development and foster good eating habits from an early age.
Fostering a Culture of Sustainability
Here at Busy Bees Greytown we engage children in activities like gardening, composting, and understanding the lifecycle of plants which not only promotes environmental awareness but also inspires important life skills and values.
Lunchbox – Transition to School
Once every couple of weeks our 4 year old children have a lunchbox day and we supply the food. The children fill their lunchboxes and 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.
We are committed to follow the aspirations of the New Zealand National ECE Curiculum, 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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