Busy Bees Stevenage College

London Road, Stevenage SG1 1GG
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8.5 21 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Stevenage College, Stevenage
Nestled in the heart of Stevenage, on London Road, Busy Bees at Stevenage College enjoys a prime location right next to the North Hertfordshire College - Stevenage Campus, providing an incredibly convenient location for families seeking high-quality childcare in the area.

With a focus on quality and fun simultaneously, the team strive to create endless opportunities to children to learn, play and explore. Providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where all children can flourish and thrive, your child is sure to come on leaps and bounds during their time at Busy Bees. With a wide range of engaging activities on offer throughout the nursery, there is something for every child to enjoy; from arts and crafts to imaginative play, there is never a dull day at the nursery.

The nursery also boasts a large garden area, providing children with the opportunity to explore their independence and take on safe challenges whilst supervised.

The team goes above and beyond to offer every child the best start to their early years education, providing the best care and support throughout every age and stage.
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Funding & Fees

Funding available with wrap around care. Fees subject to yearly increase

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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Lisa Spicer and Joanne Knight (Nursery Managers)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 98

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

Parking

  • Large car park with space for staff, visitors and for parents to drop off/collect.

Busy Bees Stevenage College Reviews (21)

8.5

Busy Bees Stevenage College has a Review Score of 8.5 (8.537) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Stevenage College has 21 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Busy Bees Stevenage College
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Total of 21, showing 21-21
Review from Hilary S (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The outdoor space is fantastic and very easy for the children to access. There is always a varied menu and if ever my daughter is hungry they always give her seconds. The changing areas are always clean and they have a good system for maintaining cleanliness. My daughter is nearly ready for potty training
and the training facilities and area assigned for this gives me confidence. The staff are always happy to see us in the morning and are always interested in how my daughter has been and is getting on. My daughter once needed refrigerated antibiotics and they were excellent at recording and managing this. They always tell me in detail what she has done during the day and they keep good records of this to show you. Office staff always have time for any questions.
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  • Learning
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  • Care
  • Activities
  • Staff
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  • Cleanliness
  • Safeguarding
  • Value for Money
Current Review Score: 8.5 (8.537)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.5 (8.537) out of 10 for Busy Bees Stevenage College 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.6 out of 5 from 4 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 4.958 for Busy Bees Stevenage College is calculated as follows: ( (46 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.958
  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 3.579 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Stevenage College is based on 4 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 = 3.375
    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 98 number of registered child places is 19.6. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 19.6 = 0.204
  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.

Child Vacancies

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Awards / Recognitions (1)

Meet the Team (5)

Lisa

Lisa

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 1997

Lisa manages the nursery throughout the week. Lisa holds a Level 3 Qualifications in Childcare, First Aid Qualifications and is a Designated Safeguarding Lead. Lisa has over 20 years experience at this nursery and manages a successful, long standing team who are highly qualified and experienced.

Jo

Jo

Job Title: Assistant Centre Director Joined: 2005

Jo is the Assistant Centre Director for the nursery. She has over 15 years experience at this nursery and has a Level 3 Qualification in Childcare and in Leadership and Management. She also holds First Aid Qualifications and is a Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Alison

Alison

Job Title: Senior Room Manager Joined: 2019

Alison is one of Senior Room Managers. She is Level 4 Qualified and has worked at the nursery for 2 years.

Cheryl

Cheryl

Job Title: Qualified Early Years Educator Joined: 2008

Cheryl is one of our Early Years Educators. She is Level 3 Qualified and is trained in Pediatric First Aid.

Karen

Karen

Job Title: Chef Joined: 2020

Karen is the Chef at the nursery. She is very experienced and creates nutritious meals and snacks for the children.

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