Busy Bees Apsley

Mill Street, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9RG
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9.1 106 Reviews
  • Busy Bees Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
At Busy Bees Apsley nursery in Hemel Hempstead, it is never a dull day, as they offer an extensive variety of exciting activities and resources that cater for every child's individual needs and interests. The nursery welcomes children from babies through to pre-schoolers, with both part-time and full-time places available.

The highly experienced team at Busy Bees Apsley provide a fun-filled, exciting time at the nursery as well as caring for and nurturing the children during their nursery development so that they are ready to take on the next steps in their educational journey.

The enthusiastic team are dedicated to providing the best care for your children ensuring that they stay stimulated every day with the wide range of activities throughout the nursery. At Busy Bees, they also follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum to give your child the best start on their educational journey.

Busy Bees Apsley has an on-site Chef who prepares delicious and nutritious food for your little one to tuck in to throughout the day and caters for individual dietary requirements.

Want to learn more about the fantastic facilities and meet the friendly team at Busy Bees nursery Apsley? Book a visit today, the team will look forward to welcoming you!
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Diane Chichester Miles (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 27

Total Places for Children

  • 88

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Please contact us for current fees and available discounts

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:15
    Tuesday 07:30-18:15
    Wednesday 07:30-18:15
    Thursday 07:30-18:15
    Friday 07:30-18:15

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Busy Bees Apsley Reviews (106)

9.1

Busy Bees Apsley has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.121) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Busy Bees Apsley has 106 reviews.

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Review from Anne-Marie B (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 2.5 year old started at Busy Bees Apsley in September 2018. During a difficult settling in period, the staff were so supportive and kept me constantly updated on her progress, especially the staff in the Toddler room. She very much enjoys her time at nursery, especially the music and dance class
which comes in on Wednesday afternoon. She has really thrived since being at Busy Bees and we would absolutely recommend this nursery to other parents.
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Review from Nicki M (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started at Busy Bees Apsley when she was 18 months old. I was very nervous about her starting, but since she has started she has really come out of her shell in all aspects. The staff are extremely professional, caring and helpful. My husband and I are very glad we chose Busy Bees.
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Review from Lindsey W (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at Apsley Busy Bees in October 2018, in the older babies, and he loves it. Every morning when he goes in the staff make him (and myself) feel welcome. He experiences a range of activities and whenever I pick him up he is always smiling.
The staff are friendly and engage with me on a
regular basis. They have been excellent in dealing with my son's allergies, where they provide separate plates and one to one monitoring when eating. They were amazing and supporting with dealing with an emergency with my son's health which resulted in an ambulance being called and were extremely professional.
Busy Bees Apsley are amazing and I couldn't be happier leaving my son there.
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Review from Dean R (Father of Child) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent staff who really care for the children always welcoming and have a genuine interest in the children rather than just about the money. Always clean, our child always comes back well fed, happy and smiley. Would recommend to anyone.
Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you for such valued feedback. Our staff strive to offer the best possible care for your children and I'm pleased to see we are succeeding in this.
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Review from Sophie B (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is very happy here. I like that staff know his name and make him feel welcome when we arrive in the morning. The nursery is always clean and staff are very friendly.
Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you so much for feedback we value all of our parent's opinions.
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Review from Rhian W (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Son attended here and now my Daughter. She loves coming here, never any tears as she has such a good time and has such a good rapport with the staff. I am kept up to date about her development and what she has been up to that day, including eating and sleeping. It’s safe and she’s happy - what more
can you ask for!
Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you so much for your amazing feedback. We really appreciate your loyalty to the nursery.
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Review from Martin P (Father of Child) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very happy with the service that the nursery provides. We have found significant improvement over the four years we have used the nursery - the staff are excellent and supportive. We receive good feedback on progress of our kids.
Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you so much for your feedback and your continued loyalty to the nursery.
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Review from George F (Father of Child) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very pleased with my daughter's developments at Busy Bees Apsley so far. She has grown in confidence and is comfortable with all the staff across the nursery.


She always engaged and they carry out various activities and events throughout the year.


The nursery is always very accommodating

when it comes to emergency care too. We have requested days at very short notice and been fortunate to be supported.


Overall very pleased with Busy Bees Apsley.

Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you so much for your fantastic feedback.
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Review from Steven H (Father of Child) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees Nursery in Apsley is great. My son absolutely loves going to nursery. From the second we drop him off he smiles from ear to ear and always is smiling when I pick him up. I’m always told about his activities during his day and what he has eaten and if he managed to get some sleep in during
his day but he’s usually having far to much fun to squeeze a nap in.
Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you so much for your valued feedback. I'm so pleased you and your son are happy and enjoying your time at Busy Bees Apsley!
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Review from Richard A (Father of Child) published on 23 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I just wanted to say how much I treasure the commitment and care that all the girls who work at the nursery give out constantly.
We have had our daughter there for 12 months now and it's so reassuring to have found a placement, where our daughter is learning, socialising and being looked after to such
a high standard, whilst myself and my wife have to work.
Special thanks goes to a few members of staff in particular.
Thank you for all you do and going the extra mile at times of need.
It's greatly appreciated.
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Review from Ionela D (Mother of Child) published on 20 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely delighted with my experience with Busy Bees Apsley so far. My daughter has settled in straight away, she is happy to be in the nursery which makes us very happy too!
Every day my daughter comes home happy and gets excited to go back in the morning.
A fantastic nursery, the staff are
so friendly, caring, helpful and smiling. A brilliant nursery and couldn't recommend higher.


Keep it up! Excellent work!

Reply from Kayleigh Pearce at Busy Bees Apsley
Thank you for your kind feedback.
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Review from Fiona S (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Changed my child's nursery and have started at Busy Bees in spring this year. The staff are very reassuring and have made us feel confident in our child's happiness. My son has come on well and sings songs he has learnt, eats well and has fun. My only area I would like to see is trips out of nursery.
When we looked around initially we where advised kids get to go out to local park and canal, this hasn't happened yet.
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Review from Christine P (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has an excellent learning structure and since my son has attended he is engaged. He tells us what he has done with his day and his enthusiasm demonstrates he has had a fun time learning and playing; as a result, we have seen such an improvement in his confidence.


His speech and sentence

structure have vastly improved. He comes home and regularly bursts into song, which is something that never happened at his previous nursery.


The staff are helpful, polite and are excellent role models. When speaking with the staff it is clear that they care a lot about the children and their development.


Any concerns are addressed straight away and explanations are provided, giving us complete confidence in the nursery.

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Review from Emily M (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I visited the nursery back in April, I immediately fell in love. The staff members seemed lovely and I liked how all the rooms had great displays and lots of fun activities. I especially like the idea of the canteen in the preschool room, it reflected what it would be like at school. My daughter has
been coming since May and is always happy, talking about all the fun things she does here. I would highly recommend Busy Bees Apsley nursery.
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Review from Ola W (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son had been going to Busy Bees for a few months now and is very pleased with the care he receives here.
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Review from Jenny H (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending the nursery for about 3 months now and overall we are really pleased with it. There is a wide variety of food offered and the children are always allowed to have second helpings if they want to! There are lots of different activities and toys for the children to do and
play with as well. The staff seem very thorough and really interested in the development of all the children - would recommend!!
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Review from Gemma C (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Great nursery...My daughter loves attending and she has a great bond with the staff and other children.
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Review from Charlotte D (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My children are due to start this week and I have visited the nursery numerous times now. The staff are always so pleasant, the children are always happy and well cared for and the facilities are the cleanest I have seen in all the nurseries I viewed. We were made to feel so welcome on our settling
in days and I look forward to hearing about all the fun things my children get up to.
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Review from Laura B (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A very caring environment with lovely staff and an efficient friendly manager. All the staff are considerate and the communication is fantastic. If I mention anything to one staff members all the staff will be aware of this information on the same day. I have a baby and a toddler at the nursery and
am very happy here.
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Review from Gemma P (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been going to this nursery since April settled in very quickly and has excelled in his speech since attending there. The staff are lovely and the place is always very bright and clean.
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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.121)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.121) out of 10 for Busy Bees Apsley is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 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 4.710 for Busy Bees Apsley is calculated as follows: ( (83 Excellents x 5) + (19 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 107 Ratings = 4.71
  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 4.411 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Busy Bees Apsley 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 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.9
    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 88 number of registered child places is 17.6. 9 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.6 = 0.511
  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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Jasmine Staines - Simmonds

Job Title: Assistant Centre Director

Hi, my name is Jasmine and I am the Assistant Centre Director here at Busy Bees Apsley.

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