Busy Bees Hartham Park

Pinder Lodge, Hartham Park, Port Hill, Hertford SG14 1QS
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9.0 47 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Hartham Park, Hertford
Busy Bees Hartham Park is a stimulating childcare setting with an interior that is ideal for all areas of pre-school development, with age specific resources and a qualified team of staff.

They have been given an 'Outstanding' outcome by Ofsted in November 2016 and their main priority is your little ones.

Staff are well-trained in health and safety, with skills updated via regular training courses such as first aid and safeguarding. There is also a focus on making sure children enjoy healthy and nutritious meals which are cooked on site by the nursery Chef. They are part of the soil association and provided fresh fruit and veg and organic meat.

A key person is chosen to build up strong relationships with both children and parents, with the handover every evening that includes an update on daily progress.

Please feel free to visit and staff will show you around the nursery and make you part of the Busy Bee family.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Joanne Good (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 44

Age Range

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

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Busy Bees Hartham Park Reviews (47)

9.0

Busy Bees Hartham Park has a Review Score of 9.0 (8.951) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Hartham Park has 47 reviews.

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Review from Sharon C (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my child started in October 2017, I have been happy with the level of care he has received. I’ve used Busy Bees before with his older brother whom the staff remember, so it is comforting to leave him with people that I know and did a good with my eldest child.
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Review from Shane G (Father of Child) published on 2 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees day nursery is fantastic, my daughter has thrived since she started in 2016 and I cannot praise the team enough.
The nursery was awarded outstanding status by OFSTED in November 2016 which is definitely reflected in all that they do.
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Review from Amanda S (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves nursery. Every day he talks about the staff even those who are not in his room! He has come a long way with his development due to staff commitment, passion and enthusiastic attitude.
They recently got an outstanding in OFSTED which was well deserved!!!
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Review from Sara S (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Just fantastic! My Daughter loves coming here and she is developing brilliantly. The staff are all so hard working and this really shows in the happiness of the children. A real home from home feel with a professional touch. Thanks to all the team.
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Review from Brenda W (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
There are several nice nurseries in Hertford but when we were looking for a place for our little girl on my return to work we picked Busy Bees for its small size and its friendly staff. It is a converted house so each room (grouped by age) is a good size for the number of children and it never feels
crowded or too busy even when they are at full capacity for that day. Each room has their own little garden area and the nursery itself is located beside a river so the kids get to watch the ducks when they swim past.


The staff are undoubtedly Busy Bees best asset. Almost every member of staff there knows my daughter (even the ones who don't look after her every day). The staff that look after her are amazing, she had never been away from me before she started and it didn't take long for her to start to put her arms put to them in the mornings. I always get a thorough update when I pick her up on how she has been and all the activities she has been doing.

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Review from Liz S (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Busy Bees Hartham Park! The staff are so friendly and really seem to care about our son, who is very happy to attend. It was such a relief for us knowing that he's happy there after I started work again in September. He has come on leaps and bounds since starting, and the daily handover from
the girls is very thorough so we always know how he has got on that day.
It was very important to us when we were looking for a nursery that there seemed to be long standing members of staff. We thought it would be hard for him if the team seemed to change every few weeks (we've heard that this can happen at some nurseries) but the staff at Busy Bees Hartham Park have been there for a long time so there is lots of continuity for our son.
The food that they serve is wholesome and varied and they keep our son entertained with loads of activities during the day.
Busy Bees Hartham Park more than deserves the outstanding Ofsted rating that it has been given in our opinion.
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Review from Simon M (Father of Child) published on 3 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Busy Bees offers a 'home from home' environment for the children. All of the staff are genuinely concerned about the children's welfare and go out of their way to make them feel comfortable. Our son enjoys the activities at the nursery, and particularly enjoys playing in the garden area, which is newly
refurbished.
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Current Review Score: 9.0 (8.951)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (8.951) out of 10 for Busy Bees Hartham Park is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 out of 5 from 5 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 4.883 for Busy Bees Hartham Park is calculated as follows: ( (53 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.883
  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 4.068 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Hartham Park is based on 5 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 = 3.5
    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. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 8.8 = 0.568
  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)

Joanne

Joanne Good

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2003

I joined Hartham Park back in 2003 after completing my Level 3 in childcare. I was delighted to become Centre Director in 2013, a role that means the world to me.


I am truly passionate about my role and delivering excellent childcare and commitment to the children, parents and staff.


I have also completed my Level 3 in Management, Advanced First Aid, Food Hygiene, Safeguarding, SEND and Behaviour. I am the Designated Safeguarding Lead for our Centre.


I have a 6-year-old daughter who still talks about nursery and the wonderful staff who helped her transition to a big school. 

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