Busy Bees Whakatau Street

Busy Bees Whakatau Street A place for children to learn, develop and grow through an engaging environment. Family oriented centre with a focus on bi-cultural education.

We provide excellent childcare & education for children aged 0-6 years in the heart of Rotorua. Nutritious Meals Provided as well as a centre van to support our families with transport requirements and provide fun excursions for the children!

Mōrena whānauWant to be into win a $50 rebel sports voucher?Add you favorite whānau 'Move' activity and let's getting mo...
20/09/2026

Mōrena whānau

Want to be into win a $50 rebel sports voucher?

Add you favorite whānau 'Move' activity and let's getting moving

🐝 WEEK 10 CURRICULUM SCAVENGER HUNT 🐝Chinese Language Week 🇨🇳 | 中文周🔎 Can you find…?🩶 COLOUR: Grey⬡ SHAPE: Hexagon🔤 LETTE...
19/09/2026

🐝 WEEK 10 CURRICULUM SCAVENGER HUNT 🐝

Chinese Language Week 🇨🇳 | 中文周

🔎 Can you find…?

🩶 COLOUR: Grey
⬡ SHAPE: Hexagon
🔤 LETTERS:C • H • T

🇨🇳 Chinese Language Week Challenge!
Can you find something grey, a hexagon, or something beginning with C, H or T?

Try adding a little Chinese language to your hunt too!
👋 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) – Hello
🙏 谢谢 (Xièxiè) – Thank you
❤️ 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)– I love you

📸 WHĀNAU CHALLENGE!
Find one of our scavenger hunt items and share a photo or comment below! 👇

🩶 Grey = 🩶
⬡ Hexagon = 🔷
🔤 C = 🅲️ | H = 🅷️ | T = 🆃️
🇨🇳 Chinese word = 🐉

🐝 Bee Curious • Bee Learning • Bee Connected!
Let’s celebrate language, culture and learning together! 🌏✨

So Far September has been full of exploration in our Toddler Room. Toddlers are notorious for being expressive, curious...
18/09/2026

So Far September has been full of exploration in our Toddler Room. Toddlers are notorious for being expressive, curious and creative. All these skills are evident within our Busy Bees 'Bee Curious Curriculum'. Our Toddlers enjoy but intentional and spontaneous teaching provocations that are presented to them.

15/09/2026

Spring campaign box has arrived and it is full of goodies to support kaiako, tamariki and whānau to enjoy learning together.

15/09/2026

Nga mihi tamariki ma me kaiako for leading Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori during our wa whariki.
Tamariki learn karakia and Waiata that connects our rohe of Ngati Whakaue


Kia ora whanau, At Busy Bees Whakatau st (with the help of wonderful Whaea Lily) we have been doing our obstacle challen...
14/09/2026

Kia ora whanau,
At Busy Bees Whakatau st (with the help of wonderful Whaea Lily) we have been doing our obstacle challenge. We had some of our favorites there such as reverse monkey bars, army crawl, up/down buckets to name a few, though the most popular activity was our new straight bar that the tamarilki were able to tip upside down and pull themselves across before climbing up the other side. Ka pai tamariki ma!

Week 9 Curriculum Scavenger Hunt connected to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 🇳🇿💚.🐝🔎 WEEK 9 CURRICULUM SCAVENGER HUNT! 🔎🐝🌿 Te Wik...
12/09/2026

Week 9 Curriculum Scavenger Hunt connected to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 🇳🇿💚.

🐝🔎 WEEK 9 CURRICULUM SCAVENGER HUNT! 🔎🐝

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

Kia ora whānau! 👋💚
It’s time to get our tamariki exploring, noticing and learning together! This week we are celebrating Te Reo Māori while going on a fun scavenger hunt at home, in the community or wherever your adventures take you! 🌿✨

🔎 CAN YOU FIND…?

⚪ The Colour WHITE
Can you spot something mā? 🤍

🥚 The OVAL SHAPE
Can you find something shaped like an oval? 🥚👀

🔤*THE LETTER Q
Can you find a Q q hiding somewhere? 🔎

🔤 THE LETTER X
Can you find an X x? ❌

🌿 TE REO MĀORI CHALLENGE!
Try using some te reo Māori words while you hunt! 🗣️💚

👋 Kia ora – Hello / thank you
🤍 Mā– White
👀 Titiro – Look
🔎 Rapua – Search / look for
🌟 Ka pai! – Well done!

📸 SHARE YOUR FINDS!
When you find something, drop a photo 📸 or use an emoji below! 👇

⚪ = I found something white/mā!
🥚 = I found an oval!
🔤 = I found Q!
❌ = I found X!
🗣️ = I used some Te Reo Māori!

🐝💛 Let’s make learning fun, together, and celebrate the beautiful language of Aotearoa!

He reo, he mana!🌿
Te reo Māori is a treasure! 💚

🐝

🐝🔎 WEEK 8 CURRICULUM SCAVENGER HUNT!🔎🐝🖤 Can you spot the colour BLACK?🔤 Can you find the letters W, V & Y?◠ Can you disc...
06/09/2026

🐝🔎 WEEK 8 CURRICULUM SCAVENGER HUNT!🔎🐝

🖤 Can you spot the colour BLACK?
🔤 Can you find the letters W, V & Y?
◠ Can you discover a SEMI-CIRCLE shape?

It’s time to put on our Bee Curious 🐝 thinking hats and explore our environment! 👀✨

🕵️‍♀️ YOUR WEEK 8 CHALLENGE!

🖤 BLACK – Can you find something black?
✏️ Tell us what you found!

🔤 W – Can you spot the letter W?
🔤 V – Can you find a V?
🔤 Y – Where can you discover a Y?

◠ SEMI-CIRCLE – Look carefully! Can you find something shaped like a semi-circle?

📸 FOUND IT? SHOW US!📸

Drop a 🖤 in the comments if you find something BLACK!

Comment W ✨ V ✨ Y when you spot all three letters!

Comment ◠ when you find a SEMI-CIRCLE!

🐝 BONUS CHALLENGE:
Can you find all four before the end of the week? 🤔🔎

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Whānau Challenge:
Take a photo of your scavenger hunt discoveries and share them with us! 📸👇

🌟 Look • Discover • Share • Learn!⭐
🐝💛 Bee Curious!

We’ve got a limited-time Spring Enrolment Offer available until end of October. If you’ve been thinking about enrolling,...
01/09/2026

We’ve got a limited-time Spring Enrolment Offer available until end of October. If you’ve been thinking about enrolling, now’s the time to make the move. Spring is here and longer days mean more time outside, new adventures, friendships and plenty of opportunities for your tamariki to learn, grow and have fun.

🌼🌱 SPRING IS HERE! 🌱🌼👨‍👧‍👦 Father’s Day – Sunday 6 September👨‍👦🔎 Can you find…?💙 THE COLOUR BLUELook around your learnin...
30/08/2026

🌼🌱 SPRING IS HERE! 🌱🌼
👨‍👧‍👦 Father’s Day – Sunday 6 September👨‍👦

🔎 Can you find…?

💙 THE COLOUR BLUE
Look around your learning environment for something blue!
🧢 🫐 🦋 🌊

💎 THE DIAMOND SHAPE
Can you spot a diamond?
💎 🔷 ♦️
Can you make your own diamond using blocks, sticks or loose parts?

🔤 THE LETTERS J • B • Z
Can you find or recognise:
🅹 J - like jacket🧥
🅱️ B – like ball⚽
🆉 Z – like zebra 🦓

🌼 SPRING EXPLORERS🌱
Spring is here! What changes can you discover outside?
🌱 New plants growing
🌼 Flowers blooming
🐝 Bees buzzing
🦋 Butterflies flying
🌤️ Warmer, brighter days

👨‍👧‍👦 FATHER’S DAY CHALLENGE 👨‍👦
Can you find something that reminds you of Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, or another special person in your whānau? ❤️

🎨 Can you create a blue Father’s Day masterpiece?
💎 Can you include a diamond shape?
🔤 Can you add the letters J, B or Z?
🌼 Can you decorate it with something that reminds you of spring?

📸 SHARE YOUR FINDS!

Parents, whānau and tamariki — we want to see what you discover! 👀

💙 Found BLUE? 👍
💎 Found a DIAMOND? ❤️
🔤 Found J, B or Z? 😮
🌼 Spotted something SPRING? 🌱
👨‍👧‍👦 Made something for FATHER’S DAY? 🥰

👇 Drop a photo, emoji or comment below to share your discovery!

🌟 Happy hunting, little learners!🌟

💙🌼🌱💎

Address

1271 Whakatau Street
Rotorua
3010

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:15pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:15pm

Telephone

07 347 9962

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