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The nursery has a caring and professional staff team who are passionate about what they do and who offer unique play and learning opportunities such as wake and shake and Busy Babies.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup / Owner
- Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lisa Stevens (Centre Director)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 30
Total Places for Children
- 112
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Opening Times
- Monday07:30-18:30
- Tuesday07:30-18:30
- Wednesday07:30-18:30
- Thursday07:30-18:30
- Friday07:30-18:30
When Closed
- Bank Holidays & Christmas
Parking
- There is free parking available
Funding & Fees
We don't have fee or funding details for this nursery. Contact them directly.
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Busy Bees Stevenage, Great Ashby Reviews (82)
Busy Bees Stevenage, Great Ashby has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.295) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Stevenage, Great Ashby has 82 reviews.
My son has been at Busy Bees Great Ashby for a little over 2.5 years and has absolutely thrived there. The staff are all fantastic (and more importantly stable) and have been wonderful. Can't recommend enough.
My son has been at Busy Bees Great Ashby for a little over 2.5 years and has absolutely thrived there. The staff are all fantastic (and more importantly stable) and have been wonderful. Can't recommend enough.
Busy Bees Great Ashby are wonderful. My daughter was there from 1years old and she was very clingy going in but always came out beaming! Compared to my son who didn’t go to nursery my daughter is more friendly, outgoing, well ahead in counting, drawing etc. And she isn’t as fussy with food. I...
Busy Bees Great Ashby are wonderful. My daughter was there from 1years old and she was very clingy going in but always came out beaming! Compared to my son who didn’t go to nursery my daughter is more friendly, outgoing, well ahead in counting, drawing etc. And she isn’t as fussy with food. I honestly thank the staff at Busy Bees for that. They really do care. 5 stars. You couldn’t ask for more.
My two children attend Busy Bees Great Ashby Stevenage and I’ve been most satisfied with the care they received. Outstanding services, staff and management, I would definitely recommend to others. Thank you Busy Bees Great Ashby for your hard work and dedication!
My two children attend Busy Bees Great Ashby Stevenage and I’ve been most satisfied with the care they received. Outstanding services, staff and management, I would definitely recommend to others. Thank you Busy Bees Great Ashby for your hard work and dedication!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 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....
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.
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!
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...
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.
Her key workers and other workers in her room are brilliant, but what I love the most is that all other members of...
Her key workers and other workers in her room are brilliant, but what I love the most is that all other members of staff (management/staff from other rooms) know my daughter by name and she is always happy to see them all.
Excellent location, value for money and everyone is so friendly. I was also quite upset leaving my daughter for the first time, and all the staff I saw were so supportive and assured me she would be fine. If I have any other children they will definitely be going to Busy Bees and I would highly recommend this nursery to any parent.
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.
However, when it came to my child settling in I was always worried that she may struggle with...
However, when it came to my child settling in I was always worried that she may struggle with the change of scenery, I was completely wrong!
From her first visit up until now I have never seen as much as a tear when I have to drop her off in the morning. The staff are all so welcoming and attentive you can just tell that she is excited to get in the room and play!
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...
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.
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- 01 Mar 2018Recipient: Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd
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Meet the Team (1)

My name is Lisa Stevens and I am the Nursery Centre Director at Stevenage Great Ashby Nursery since January 2013, previously I was Manager at Busy...
My name is Lisa Stevens and I am the Nursery Centre Director at Stevenage Great Ashby Nursery since January 2013, previously I was Manager at Busy Bees Welwyn Garden City for nine years and have in total 27 years of childcare experience.
I have a range of qualifications and experience from completing my NNEB in 1992, NVQ level 3 in 1998, Assessor and Internal verifier award to more recently Certificate in Leadership and Management.
Over the past few years I have attended many courses and training to ensure my knowledge is current within the childcare industry, including Level 3 cert in food management, safeguarding designated person, paediatric first aid and EYFS courses.
The current staff team have a long service history ranging from 2-10 years inclusive and are a stable experienced team, we take pride in our low staff turnover and consistent key person approach to caring for every child’s individual needs.
I find being part of children’s growth and development both rewarding and satisfying, I get the best of both worlds being office based my job entails working closely with parent’s but there is opportunity during the day to spend time in the rooms joining in the children’s activities.
I currently work Monday - Friday, both of my children have attended the nursery since 8 months of age until they both left for Reception.
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