Busy Bees Stevenage, Great Ashby

My eldest daughter is due to finish at Busy Bees, Great Ashby in September when she moves up to school. After 3 years of full-time care, I can honestly say there hasn't been a day when she didn't want to go to nursery. She has absolutely loved going there. She always ate well, slept when she needed to and played happily every day. She had plenty of time outside playing, made firm friends and often talks about the carers as her grown-up friends. Our daughter has allergies, asthma and eczema and when she was unwell, they followed medical advice to the letter and communicated perfectly with us. At drop off and pick up, the team were always friendly and took time to chat with us which meant they found out about our weekend or what our daughter was interested in that week. The team organised fun, charity days for the children in the nursery such as pyjama days, world book day and Halloween dress-up. They also organised out of nursery events such as a visit to a park and sponsored walks. Absolutely brilliant.

To the managers and every single member of staff. Thank you so much for what you have all done for my daughter over the past 4 years. You are all amazing and outstanding. Welcoming and heartwarming all the time. My daughter will remember you all. You all have done brilliantly raising mine and my partner's daughter from being 7 months old to a cute chatterbox at nearly 4 and a half years old. Thank you Busy Bees. Amazing childcare practitioners - Busy bees have always been welcoming. Make you feel like one massive family, very inclusive to families. Especially with SEN-Speech and Language, my daughter was not speaking much at 2 years old and now it is heartfelt when I can have a full-on conversation with my 4-year-old. A massive thank you to everyone. Busy Bees Great Ashby I shall certainly recommend your childcare services if I am asked by anyone in the future.

We are extremely grateful to all the staff at Busy Bees Great Ashby for their care and support provided to our daughter in all her years she spent with them. She started as a six-month-old baby and we were really anxious about leaving her so little in someone else's care, but there wasn't one day that we were disappointed or dissatisfied with how she was looked after. We loved it as much as she did and we believe that she has been given a great start to her future. She's developed beautifully and she's learned a huge amount of things. She was always happy and telling us all about the exciting things she's done whilst at Busy Bees. To us it was the most important thing as she always felt safe about staying with teachers and never complained about anything. We are extremely grateful for all those years and all teachers that looked after her were great. All staff were very friendly and always made us feel welcome.

From the first phone call, they have been fantastic. My son started when he was 16 months old, he wouldn't have finger food, or cows milk or eat very much at all, which caused me a lot of anxiety about him going to nursery. The whole team were so supportive and with their hard work and patience with me, he now eats so well. I get pictures, daily updates, progress reports and so much more, I am so glad I found them and I would recommend the team at Great Ashby to everyone.

We are so pleased we made the choice for our daughter to join Busy Bees Great Ashby almost 2 years ago. She has absolutely thrived with their learning techniques and eats fantastic tasty meals from their cook. The staff are amazing, professional and provide lots of fun learning activities for the children. Some days I struggle getting my daughter to leave haha.

Busy Bees at Stevenage, Great Ashby has a lovely family feel, the staff genuinely care about the children. They got to know my daughter very quickly and helped her settle into the nursery. They found out the things she is interested in as well as where she needed support to develop. Most importantly she has fun.

All staff at nursery are extremely friendly and approachable. My son has separation anxiety when being dropped off and had a recent tough month with a new sibling arriving but felt staff went that extra mile and could see they really cared, making drop-offs easier for both of us.

Since my child has joined in 2016 I have watched her grow and mature. Now that she has moved to Pre-school at Busy Bees I can literally say that she learns something new every day. She is more confident and also realises when she does something that she shouldn't do. In all honesty, I am so glad that we placed her in Busy Bees. The staff is brilliant with the kids and they take the time to listen to the parents when they have something to say. Great work guys!

We absolutely loved this Nursery. It was our first Nursery experience and our daughter loved it from day one. All the staff are brilliant and very caring towards the children and their parents, going above and beyond what was expected of them. I could go to work with my mind at ease that my child was receiving the very best care and attention. She learnt so much throughout her time here and progressed both mentally and physically.

My son hasn’t been at this nursery for long due to recently moving to the area but he has come on so much. People always comment about how he’s so independent now. He always comes out at the end of the day with a smile on his face. Couldn’t recommend this nursery enough.

My little boy absolutely loves going to Busy Bees every morning. There is a variety of activity and outdoor play is encouraged which I like. The staff are very friendly and go out of their way to understand and talk to the children about their favourite things such as dinosaurs in my son's case. There is a good variety of healthy food and the children are encouraged to try new things and I am always jealous of what my son has eaten that day! He is always singing new songs he has learnt at nursery at home and loves reading and writing and playing games which I know he does with his friends.

My child has been going here since he was a year old and he loves it. He's made loads of friends from different backgrounds and plays educational games and is encouraged to be active and creative. He is fed a varied healthy menu, and the staff are approachable and knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

I would thoroughly recommend Busy Bees Stevenage Great Ashby. My granddaughter loves going every day. It is reassuring to know that she is safe, well fed, and taught so well by all the carers. The staff are very professional and enthusiastic, what more could you ask for!

The team at Busy Bees are fantastic, my little boy absolutely loves it. His key worker is great and really engages with him. On the 2 days he goes into nursery I know he is in safe hands and will have a fun day, which makes going to work a lot easier. I would 100% recommend this nursery to anyone looking for A* childcare.

I get daily updates in my daughter's personal journal so I know what she has eaten, when she has slept, what her nappies were like and they tell me what activities she has done during the day. It is very reassuring and I have 110% confidence in the team.

A massive THANK YOU to her keyworkers (you know who you are).

Extremely friendly and Children feel the home atmosphere. Experienced staff. My child loves going to Busy Bees. Looking at his health and development I know that he is being looked after very well. As a parent nothing can be more assuring than this - Looking at the happy and smiley face at the end of the day suggesting that he had a lovely day. I love the feedbacks I get at the end of every day where I come to know what my child has been doing all day, what he ate, etc. Will highly recommend to friends.

I would like to say how impressed I am with the staff at the Nursery. They are extremely professional and supportive. My daughter is full of smiles when I drop her off for her session. Her attendance at the Nursery has assisted not only with her development but also with the interaction of other children and adults which has improved her confidence. She has come on leaps and bounds. A special thank you to her allocated key worker, who I know makes my daughters experience fun and enjoyable. Thank you.

It's always a welcoming and happy environment and I feel at ease leaving my child in the care of the nursery. One particular staff member is very personable and friendly and always has time to speak to us whether it's just a Hello or to offer advice or assistance even if she is not working in the room my child is in that day.

The management team who greet me on arrival are always friendly and polite and treat me as if I was a parent and not just a frequent collector of my nephew. They often know what he has done during the day and that's before I discuss the day with the staff in the room. I am not usually one to write reviews, but my experience alone from this nursery has been and still is so great I will not hesitate to place any children I may in the future in their fantastic care. Thank you Busy Bee's Great Ashby team!