Beatrice Beeby

Beatrice Eleanor Beeby (née Newnham; 1903 – 20 December 1991) was a New Zealand educator. She was key figure in the establishment of the nursery playcentre movement in New Zealand, which developed into the present-day Playcentre organisation.

Beatrice Beeby
Born
Beatrice Eleanor Newnham

1903
Died20 December 1991(1991-12-20) (aged 87–88)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
OccupationEducator
Spouse
(m. 1926)
ChildrenChristopher
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