Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road

Chichester Road, Dorking RH4 1LR
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9.1 30 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road, Dorking
Major Minors nursery has been purposely-designed to function as a safe and secure nursery environment, where children can practice and enjoy a number of play and learning activities known to be beneficial to their development. The facility has pleasant grounds that include a climbing frame and play house, with further additions, such as an obstacle course being planned. Staff are trained to the highest standards of care, appreciating and taking onboard any parental concerns and maintaining a hygienic and healthy facility. Major Minors is regulated by Ofsted and adheres to a number of other quality standards.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kim Stacey (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 11

Total Places for Children

  • 44

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £99- 07:40 - 18:30,
    £65.50 - 07:40 - 13:00,
    £60 - 13:00 - 18:30

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:40-18:30
    Tuesday 07:40-18:30
    Wednesday 07:40-18:30
    Thursday 07:40-18:30
    Friday 07:40-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas Day

Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road Reviews (30)

9.1

Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.115) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road has 30 reviews.

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Review from Helen (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my sons attend Major Minors. My eldest has been going there for over 2.5 years now.
The staff are super friendly, caring, attentive and helpful. I feel both boys feel happy at Nursery and know they are comfortable with the staff. The staff always ensure every child’s needs are being met.
Major
Minors is well organised. They have lots of activities, equipment and materials they access to ensure the children experience and learn lots.
The garden is fantastic, such a huge play area for the children. The children get plenty of fresh air and time to burn off excess energy!
We have nothing bad to say about Major Minors, it’s fab!
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Review from R B (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We've been particularly impressed with my son's key worker who continuously strives to always meet his needs. His key worker has been especially attentive to his language skills and he has excelled in this area.
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Review from Rebecca (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a wonderful nursery with friendly and caring staff. The outdoor area is a huge attraction and both my children have enjoyed their time at Major Minors.
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Review from Lisa M (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely outstanding nursery, amazing staff and facilities. Before finding a nursery for my son, I visited lots of nurseries to try and find one that I was happy with. The minute I met the manager and had a tour of the nursery, I knew there and then that this was the best nursery and I wouldn't find
another like it!


My son is now at school and my daughter attends. The manager and staff take security and health and safety extremely seriously, they organise and undertake fun and educational activities and games daily. The nursery has a large garden with outdoor equipment and toys for the children. They also keep you up to date on all developments and organise regular parents information evenings and fun seasonal events - what more could you want from a nursery?


You would be hard to find a nursery better than Major Minors Dorking!!

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Review from Susan K (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We would have no hesitation in recommending Major Minors. Our daughter has been going for nearly 2 years and has loved every moment. It was nerve wracking to leave my 6-month-old and go back to full-time work but the nursery made it so easy. The range of activities on offer and the fantastic outside
space make for very exciting days. Whilst the structure and high expectations enable the children to make excellent progress against their early developmental goals. Thanks to the lovely staff, We have a very happy and confident toddler!
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Review from Samantha F (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Love this nursery! Staff are all so friendly and seem to genuinely adore the children in their care. It has a lovely outdoors area that the older children can free-flow in and out of and my son is very happy there.
I've no qualms about returning to work this time round and leaving my second child there.
Would highly recommend to anybody looking for childcare.
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Review from Danielle W (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Beautiful nursery with lovely outside area. Staff and management are very friendly and helpful. Activities offer a good range for the age of children.
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Review from Gavin M (Father of Child) published on 10 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My wife and I viewed a number of nurseries before selecting Major Minors for our 9-month-old daughter in 2014. We picked Major Minors because of its purpose-built nature, the warm feeling from staff and the fantastic garden facility. We have not been disappointed and have found the smaller size of
the nursery and inclusive nature across all age groups to benefit our daughter and her development.
We have found the nursery to have great flexibility towards our needs and those of our daughter. The size of the nursery has allowed ourselves and our daughter to know all members of the team and as such makes the transition through age groups and occasional staff movement and change easy for all. We have recommended the nursery to friends and would happily do so again in the future. The additional family events such as the sports day and Christmas bizarre are a great way to meet with other parents and have fun with the children.
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Review from Liz R (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been at Major Minors since he turned one in the summer. We are delighted with how well he has settled in and how happy he seems when we drop and pick him up and put this down to the great staff and management team. The entire team is very friendly and I like that every single member of
staff knows my son by name. There is a fantastic, large and safe garden/outdoor space and I think its great how much time the children get to spend outside and all the outdoor activities that are available to them.


It is also great to see how all the varied activities (indoor and outdoor) are aiding my son's development when he does new things at home that he has learned at nursery. The level of communication and updates on your child's development is also really good. We know we made the right choice selecting this nursery and go to work knowing that our son is safe, very well cared for, learning new things and also having a brilliant time.

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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Major Minor's for a year and she absolutely loves going to nursery. We chose it because of the good reviews we'd heard from friends, the relaxed happy atmosphere and the outdoor space. Our daughter started sleeping better, settled into a better routine and ate more varied food
after attending the nursey. They even taught her to cover her mouth when she coughs! Most of all I know she is safe and happy at the nursery.


The staff are friendly, engaged and always answer my questions and deal with any of my concerns. We feel very fortunate to have secured a place for our daughter at the nursery.

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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.115)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.115) out of 10 for Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.3 out of 5 from 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.833 for Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road is calculated as follows: ( (61 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 4.833
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.282 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road is based on 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 = 3.6
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 44 number of registered child places is 8.8. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 8.8 = 0.682
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Kim

Kim Stacey

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, My name is Kim Stacey and I am the Centre Director at Busy Bees Dorking Chichester Road.


I have worked in childcare from the age of 17 years old where I undertook my qualification in Level 3 in Childcare and Level 3 in Management.  


My aim has always been to provide a safe and stimulating environment for children to learn and grow in their early stages of life.


Please do get in touch today to book your viewing around our Nursery, or my Assistant Centre Director Sue Collins with show you around. 

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