Busy Bees Bottle Lake is an early childhood centre on Pohutukawa Crescent in Parklands, Christchurch, with separate rooms for nursery children (Taihua), preschoolers (Kūkūwai) and kindy children (Ngahere). The programme is play based and follows the interests of the children. Families get regular learning updates through Storypark, and the centre offers 20 hours of ECE funding for children aged three to five. The centre's values are whanaungatanga, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and mohiotanga, and the website says these shape how the teachers work with each child and family. Parents and whānau are welcome to talk through their priorities with the kaiako at any time.
The teachers live in Parklands and the surrounding suburbs, and the website says the centre has strong links with local schools and outside agencies. Open Locally lists one other childcare centre within a kilometre, Kindercare Learning Centres in Burwood, 0.6 km away, which has 5.0 from 21 reviews. The centre takes enrolments online.