Busy Bees Maidstone Oakwood

Queens Road, Oakwood, Maidstone ME16 0JN
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  • Busy Bees Maidstone Oakwood, Maidstone
Busy Bees Maidstone Oakwood is located on Queens Road in Maidstone Oakwood. This recently refurbished nursery has excellent links to local schools.

The nursery has 2 gardens including a large garden with a natural woodland area and separate play area for under twos.

Nutritional food is cooked on-site and has a team of skilled and experienced staff. The nursery achieved a Good Ofsted rating in May 2022.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Heather Dodds (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 47

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Please contact the nursery or visit the nursery website for more info.
    Full and half day sessions available.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Busy Bees Maidstone Oakwood Reviews (47)

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Review from G C (Mother of Child) published on 11 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff in the baby room are fantastic. After coming here for a month, my daughter's development has excelled. They have also been very supportive of the weaning process and cater to a very particular diet. Her key worker always keeps me well informed of my child's time at nursery as well as showing
me lots of pictures and observations of her in her book. The only negative is the price which is already high and about to increase again.
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Review from Helen F (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so happy with this nursery, we have used this for the past 3 years and have never had any cause for complaint. I like the small family feel and that many of the staff have their own children there.
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Review from J F (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attended nursery over the summer period and was extremely happy there.


The Staff were very cheerful and made coming to nursery an exciting and pleasant experience for her.


She enjoyed all the activities and loved the meals and snacks that were prepared on site.


I would recommend

Busy Bees to my friends and family.
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Review from Katherine S (Mother of Child) published on 29 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am delighted with the service offered at Busy Bees Nursery in Allington and would highly recommend it to others. The dedication of all the staff and their attention to detail makes the experience for both parents and children an enjoyable one. Highlights for me have been the fantastic settling in
of both my girls, one who moved from another nursery to the preschool room and one who started in the baby room at 10 months old. Drop offs and pick ups are smooth and easy. The nursery has an excellent development programme, I know my children are getting all the care they need whilst learning and developing. I also really like the approach to outdoor space, I was initially anxious as the nursery was smaller than what we had been used to, however, the staff maximise the fantastic garden areas at all times. It is great to see children exploring and learning new things, using all the outdoor toys or in the forest garden and this happens spring, summer, autumn and winter!
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Review from Laura M (Aunt of Child) published on 28 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery has a warm and welcoming feel about it. The staff and management team are very professional and the children are all happy. The outside area is spacious with lots of activities for the children to join in with. I would recommend this nursery.
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Review from Siobhain S (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My twin boys have been going to the nursery since they were 7.5 months old and they absolutely love nursery the have become confident, independent, caring, and friendly little boys who enjoy everything about the nursery. The nursery has a very good outside play area which is great for active little
ones, they have a free flow so the children have the choice to be inside or outside. I've always found the rooms to be set up in the morning ready for the children to get started right away, my boys run straight in and get stuck right into the activities. The staff have built a great bond with my children and when I leave them there in the mornings, I know my precious boys will be well looked after by caring people who dedicate their day to making children's lives fun filled, action packed, educational and safe. I would highly recommend Allington Day Nursery to anyone with children.
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Review from KB (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been with Busy Bees Maidstone Allington since 7 months old (now 5yrs). She has grown into a polite and knowledgeable girl and I have all the staff team to thank for that. They are dedicated, professional and caring. In the preschool room, they do many learning activities that focus on
particular areas of development, such as problem solving, literacy, numbers, letters etc and my daughter would constantly come home full of it, she was so excited to tell me what different things she had learnt that day.
My son has now started here, he is so happy and has made a strong bond with all staff. They do so much with the children, my fridge is full of beautiful creations and happy memories with nursery photos and that's exactly what you want as a parent.
The nursery is well presented with a great, approachable management team, a credit to the nursery.
Overall, a lovely nursery which has gone above and beyond to help make my children's start in life a happy one.
Thank you.
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Meet the Team (1)

Heather

Heather Dodds

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 1998

Hello, I am Heather and the Centre Director here at Busy Bees Maidstone Allington nursery.


I have been part of the Busy Bees family since 1998. I have lived in Maidstone all my life and have 3 children who have all attended the nursery. I hold a BTEC national diploma in childhood studies.


As a Centre Director, I support my team however required in order to provide the highest quality of care that we can for the children in our care. We appreciate that leaving your children with other people is not easy but we will aim to make the time they spend with us a happy memory and give your child the best start in life.


We look forward to welcoming you and showing you around our fantastic childcare setting.

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