Busy Bees Colchester

Phoenix Square, Wyncolls Road, Severalls Industrial Park, Colchester CO4 9AS
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9.2 43 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Colchester, Colchester
Busy Bees Colchester offers Outstanding care as graded by Ofsted in February 2020. The spacious base rooms offer the children stimulating and inspiring environments where staff are passionate about providing exceptional care and learning.

The nursery cares for children from 3 months to 5 years. The Foundation Class is designed to support the children in their final year of nursery, before they head off to Primary School. The children take part in Science experiments, Numbers and Phonics and much more.

Homemade meals are provided to the children and these are cooked freshly onsite by their amazing Chef. Parents are provided with a Parent Zone account where they can see their child's progress and share in their learning using links from home.

The staff team is so passionate and dedicated to their roles and share in the Manager's values and vision for the centre.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kate Whitnell (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 27

Total Places for Children

  • 84

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 Colchester Reviews (43)

9.2

Busy Bees Colchester has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.199) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Colchester has 43 reviews.

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Review from Rosie D (Mother of Child) published on 19 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband and I are very happy with our son's nursery. He is 22 months old and has been going to Busy Bees since he was 9 months old. He attends on a full-time basis and it's like a home from home for him. He is so happy there and the girls that work in his room are lovely. He is always coming
home with artwork or cake that he has made and he's always smiling and giggling when I pick him up. The girls seem very invested in his development and happiness. 10/10!
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Review from Megan S (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When my train was delayed the girls were so helpful and it was not made to be an issue. One lady was particularly helpful, she looked after the girls and was so polite when family members arrived. Thank you so much to everyone at Busy Bees, Colchester Phoenix Square! It's a joy the girls coming here.
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Review from J C (Mother of Child) published on 2 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff at Colchester BBs are always so welcoming and helpful. My son loves going and doesn't always want to go home!
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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.199)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.199) out of 10 for Busy Bees Colchester is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.2 out of 5 from 9 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 4.963 for Busy Bees Colchester is calculated as follows: ( (104 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.963
  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 4.236 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Colchester is based on 9 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 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.7
    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 84 number of registered child places is 16.8. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.8 = 0.536
  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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Meet the Team (1)

Kate

Kate Whitnell

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2008

My name is Kate Whitnell and I am the Manager here at Busy Bees Colchester. I work full time and I have been with the nursery for 16 years.


I am married to Matthew and we have two wonderful boys, Lewis and Owen who attended the nursery for 2 years and 15 months. They have now both left school and I truly feel that Busy Bees gave them the best start in their early years of education.


I started as a part-time qualified nursery nurse in 2008 where I worked in the Pre School. I soon progressed into the management team firstly as a Room Leader, then to Third in Charge before becoming the Assistant Manager in 2011. I was delighted to become a joint manager in 2014 to fulfil my lifelong dream. I then became a full-time manager in May 2018.


Having been here for such a long time, Colchester Nursery is my second home and close to my heart, I love seeing the dedication my staff have to children and parents in the nursery and seeing children thrive in our stimulating environment.


I am passionate about providing the best care for our children and creating new and exciting learning experiences for them. I am very proud of the nursery team and they share my values and vision for the nursery.


I was so proud to be voted Manager of the Year in March 2019 at the Busy Bees Awards.


In February 2020 we were graded Outstanding by Ofsted after a full day inspection. It was an amazing day and I was so proud that we received the recognition of how we provide outstanding care to our children every day. 

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