Busy Bees Reading Woodley

Lodden Vale Centre, Hurricane Way, Woodley, Reading RG5 4UL
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8.4 24 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Reading Woodley, Reading
Busy Bees Reading Woodley offers a wide range of multiple learning opportunities within a secure and friendly environment. The facility suits the development of individual interests and abilities, making the most out of each child's high potential for learning at this age.

Committed to quality care in a home-from-home environment, an experienced team get to know each parent and child, making the most of excellent resources and homely surroundings.

Little explorers will enjoy the Imagination Station and there is a 'Grow Your Own' technique alongside the healthy eating policy. This purpose-built nursery also take pride in strong community links.
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Funding & Fees

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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Melissa Edgington (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 112

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Reading Woodley Reviews (24)

8.4

Busy Bees Reading Woodley has a Review Score of 8.4 (8.444) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Reading Woodley has 24 reviews.

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Review from Gareth C (Father of Child) published on 12 July 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent environment for my daughter to grow and learn. The team are amazing, understanding every child's different needs and encouraging the children to play and work together.
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Review from Annico K (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at Busy Bees Reading at the age of 9 months and has recently moved from the first room to the second. We are very happy with the nursery, it has a very friendly, family-feel environment: every member of staff knows my son by name, including those working with older kids and even the cooks;
the head of finance went to check on him when once - quite out of character - he was crying at drop off, just to let me know he was happy eating his breakfast 2 min later.
They provide a wide selection of activities from very early on and they take the kids outside whenever the weather allows. When we went through two phases where my son didn't get enough sleep, I could discuss this with his key person and they were very helpful and made extra effort to make sure he sleeps enough. The food menus are varied and wholesome, and as a result, my son eats everything - at least in nursery :)
This a good nursery with a lovely atmosphere and I would highly recommend it for others.
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Review from Caroline J (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I always find staff to be honest and caring about my child. He is very happy there and eats better at the nursery than at home. When I have had behaviour problems with my child they have helped and we have worked together to help resolve things. My eldest son also attended this nursery and has fond
memories of his time here.
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Review from Jade B (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has made me feel very at ease in leaving my daughter in their care.
The nursery is clean, vibrant, happy and lovely place for children of all young ages.


I would highly recommend Busy Bees Woodley to friends and family.
My daughter seems to have settled in well and the nursery has made

me feel I call at any time to check in.
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Current Review Score: 8.4 (8.444)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.4 (8.444) out of 10 for Busy Bees Reading Woodley is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 7 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 4.531 for Busy Bees Reading Woodley is calculated as follows: ( (74 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (7 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.531
  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 3.913 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Reading Woodley is based on 7 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 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 112 number of registered child places is 22.4. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 22.4 = 0.313
  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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Melissa

Melissa Edgington

Job Title: Centre Director

Hello, my name is Melissa and I am the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Reading Woodley.

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