Community Ownership: Parents likely have a strong say in how the service operates and what happens to children, all money earnt stays within it, and teachers may be paid better and childcare charges may be lower compared to most (but not necessarily all) private and corporate owned services. (Ask: Is it an Incorporated Society? Does it also have charitable status?)
Small Boutique Centre: Centres with 50 or fewer children make it easier for staff to provide a warm and nurturing environment, for children to have their individual needs met and skills, knowledge, and competencies extended. (Ask: For continuity of care and relationships, do children stay with the same group of children and teachers throughout their time at the service?)
100% Qualified Teacher Funded: All staff counted toward meeting the minimum adult-child ratio requirement must hold a practising certificate as a teacher if the service receives this level of Ministry of Education funding. (Ask: Does the service count teachers trained in the ECE of children birth to 5 years and not primary or secondary school trained teachers?)
Men Included on Teaching Staff (as at last year): There are strong benefits of having both men and women on the teaching team for the quality of care and education a service provides to children. Additionally, gender bias in staff recruitment and employment is not generally acceptable in society today. (Ask: How many teaching staff are employed and what proportion are men?)
(as at last year):
Clean Licence Record (last year and the year before): To be licensed a service must comply with regulations that help ensure children’s safety, care, and a suitable standard of education. When requirements are breached the Ministry of Education may downgrade a service’s licence to provisional or issue a suspension. (Check the lists of services placed on a provisional or suspended licence https://oece.nz/public/information/standards/ published each year)
(last year and year before):
Recommended Highly by 80% or More Families: At least 80% of families recommend the service and rate it as being very good to excellent on a range of aspects of quality. (Note that a response rate of at least 51% families on the OECE parent survey https://oece.nz/public/information/resources/parent-survey/ research instrument within the last three years is necessary here)
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3 Reviews on “Honeybees Preschool”
We absolutely LOVE Honeybees! Our son has been a part of the Honeybees family since turning two. The teachers are incredibly kind, caring, thoughtful, and professional. The daycare is wonderfully clean, well ventilated, and well lit. We love that the children have a carefully curated list toys and books to play with. But the thing that we love most about Honeybees is the food preparation. The meals are healthy and nutritious. We value this very highly in our family, and it’s wonderful that we are on the same page, and that Honeybees are building these good habits from the very start. We highly recommend Honeybees and the entire staff.
We appreciate how much Honeybees has helped us with our son. From his daily care and learning up to the parent support, we feel like they go above and beyond. Everyone is approachable and nice. We get a lot of insight whenever we ask questions about how our son is in Honeybees. And the most important thing is how comfortable our son is in Honeybees, especially with the teachers and staff.
My kids aged 2 and 3 have been at Honeybees since the start of the year. Both kids love it. There is a lot of extra activities that the kids do, which encourages independence and personal development. My son proudly announces when he is made “leader of the day” or found a treasure in a treasure hunt. My daughter loves story time and I’ve found on many occasions that the books I bring home from the library have already been read in school.
Great place