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At Busy Bees New Plymouth, we offer excellent care and education for children aged from 3 months to school age.

We have a fantastic purpose built centre on Buller Street, conveniently located one street back from the coast and right around the corner from town. We have four classrooms specifically designed and resourced to cater for children at their own pace, split into two infants rooms, a toddler room and preschool room. All rooms face out onto to our amazing adventure playground specifically designed to allow our teachers to integrate learning through play.

17/09/2026

🌿 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week 🌿

What a fun-filled week we have had here at Busy Bees, celebrating and honouring Te Reo Māori in so many wonderful ways!

Throughout the week, we have been weaving Te Reo Māori into our everyday routines, rituals and play, giving our tamariki lots of opportunities to hear the language, become familiar with new kupu, and have a go at using Te Reo Māori in their own play and interactions.

🎶 Waiata & movement
Our tamariki have been practicing our waiata using poi and rākau, exploring rhythm, movement, coordination and, most importantly, having lots of fun together!

🪶 Creating our own pēpeha
Over in our Waiwhakaiho space, our tamariki have been busy creating their very own pēpeha, using a range of resources that were kindly gifted to us. It has been wonderful watching them explore their identity, connections and sense of belonging through this experience. Our Tamariki are beeing creative as they create their own pepeha!💚

It has been a beautiful week filled with hearing, learning, practicing and celebrating Te Reo Māori. We love seeing our tamariki embrace the language and bring it into their everyday experiences and play.

✨ Kia kaha! – Bee strong!
💚 Kia manawanui! – Bee courageous!
🌟 Kia maia! – Bee brave and confident!

Let’s continue to keep Te Reo Māori alive and thriving in our centre, our homes and our communities.

Kia kaha Te Reo Māori! 🌿💚🎶

28/08/2026

Daffodil Day to us at Busy Bees isn’t just about wearing yellow. It’s about teaching our tamariki the importance of sharing love and kindness to others and letting them know that they’re not alone. Our beautiful Busy Bees whānau and kaiako generously donated towards our basket of goodies and our tamariki lovingly made special cards for us to gift to the staff and patients at Hospice Taranaki.
We wanted to thank the wonderful staff who do such a great job of supporting those who are fighting cancer. We see you, and we appreciate all you do for our loved ones in the community 💛

20/08/2026

💗 See you soon, Bri! 💗

Today was Bri’s last day before heading off on maternity leave for the next six months, and we’re missing her already! 🥰

Bri brings so much fun, laughter and hard work to our team, and has built such beautiful relationships with our tamariki and whānau. ❤️

Our tamariki have loved giving their suggestions for baby’s name, and some of their ideas have certainly kept us entertained! 😂 We can’t wait to find out what name you choose!

We’re so excited for you, Bri, and can’t wait to meet your precious little pepi 💗
Enjoy this special time, and know that you’ll be very missed by us all! 🐝

12/08/2026

School Ready Starts Here!
In our preschool room, Waiwhakaiho, getting ready for school is about so much more than recognizing letters and numbers. It's about helping children to develop the confidence, independence, social skills and love of learning they need to thrive as they take their next big step towards kura.

Through play based learning and everyday experiences, our tamariki are encouraged to
- Build independence and confidence
- Develop friendships, cooperation and communication skills
- Learn to manage emotions and self-regulate
- Practice routines and responsibilities that support a smooth transition to school

We celebrate each child's unique strengths, interests and learning journey while creating strong foundations for their future.

30/07/2026

Playing in the rain is a sensory experience - the feeling of rain on your skin, the sound of raindrops falling on different surfaces, the smell of fresh rain and the splishing and splashing through puddles!
The best way to learn about weather is to enjoy playing in it 🌧☔

23/07/2026

We are so incredibly lucky here at Busy Bees New Plymouth to have some incredibly commited, dedicated, passionate and loving kaiako.

One of these superstar kaiako is our lovely infants kaiako, Shelley. Shelley has been here at Busy Bees New Plymouth for over 10 years, she has shown deep commitment and dedication to our place. Shelley is one of the most kindest, warmest and genuinely loving people you will ever meet. With strength and passion in her knowledge of curriculum, planning and learning we are so lucky and so grateful to Shelley for the incredible contribution she makes to our teaching team in the way she advocates for quality practices and the way she mentors our newly qualified kaiako and kaiako in training.

The tamaiti is at the heart of everything Shelley does and this truly shows in the beautiful relationships that Shelley forms with the tamariki around her and the whanau too!

We deeply love our Shelley and are so grateful to have her shining her light in our centre 🌟 ❤️

14/07/2026

Manawatia a Matariki! Wishing you a very Happy Maori New Year from our kaiako, tamariki and whanau of Busy Bees.
A beautiful gathering and celebration together filled with shared stories of the past and setting new goals and aspirations for the future.

01/07/2026

Curious Minds in Waimea! 🩵

Our Waimea tamariki have been busy exploring, discovering, and learning through play!

Over the past few weeks, our tamariki have been strengthening their fine motor skills, building concentration, developing social skills, and embracing mahi tahi (working together). Most importantly, they've been having so much fun along the way!

We love watching their confidence and curiosity grow as they learn through hands-on experiences. Take a look at some of the wonderful moments our Waimea toddler room has been enjoying over the last few weeks!⭐️

24/06/2026

Today we shine the light on another of our amazing kaiako!!

Amber ❤️ one of our incredible infants kaiako and our committed second year teacher in training! Amber brings the fun, the silly and the laughs and spreads her joy amongst our team and our tamariki. Amber has shown such passion and commitment to our space, our team and to our profession. Amber has a big and generous heart and builds beautiful connections with those around her. We admire her strength, her can do attitude and the way she always shoots for the stars 🌟

We feel so lucky to have Amber as part of our Busy Bees New Plymouth team and we are excited to see her journey continue to unfold ❤️

09/06/2026

Hands…
Our babies hands are their best tools for understanding the world.
Hands can feel, grab, hold. They touch the earth, the sand, the world around them. A simple touch of a hand can convey love, empathy, kindness, connection to another person. Our babies hands are explorers’ hands, they are scientist hands, they are artists’ hands, they are caring hands.

Address

20-28 Buller Street
New Plymouth
4312

Opening Hours

Monday	7:45am - 5:15pm
Tuesday	7:45am - 5:15pm
Wednesday	7:45am - 5:15pm
Thursday	7:45am - 5:15pm
Friday	7:45am - 5:15pm

Telephone

(06) 758 9289

Website

http://busybees.org.nz/newplymouth?y_source=1_MjA2NjMwOTU5OC01NTktbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D

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