Busy Bees Maidstone Hospital

Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone ME16 9QQ
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  • Busy Bees Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone
Located at Maidstone Hospital, this Busy Bees Nursery suits the childcare needs of the modern parent, adhering to nationally recognised standards while offering a play environment that helps to develop a depth of early years skills and ability.

Excellent play resources and a purpose-built interior, a private car park, outdoor play and its own qualified cook are just some of the features that benefit the youngest generation. The nursery is registered with Ofsted to care for up to 112 children, making an invaluable contribution to family life.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Emma Archer (Centre Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 112

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 06:45-19:00
    Tuesday 06:45-19:00
    Wednesday 06:45-19:00
    Thursday 06:45-19:00
    Friday 06:45-19:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Busy Bees Maidstone Hospital Reviews (86)

Over all time Busy Bees Maidstone Hospital has 86 reviews.

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Review from Claire D (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great caring staff, very attentive to child's needs. Always keeping them busy and entertained. Great food, fresh on site.
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Review from Sam R (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child loves coming to Busy Bees. The staff are brilliant with him and the nursery caters to his needs well.
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Review from Jade R (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter thrives at this nursery. Her confidence continues to build as well as her independence. She has strong relationships with other children and staff. She has the biggest smile on her face at every pickup.
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Review from Frank H (Father of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the service. The key workers and all staff very friendly and help coach the kids to help build relationships. The food has become notably more healthy in the last 2 years, which is fantastic.
The only thing I'm unsighted of is how support is tailored to the specific needs of the child.
I suspect this is happening but it is not communicated to us (at least not often). Small criticism as overall happy and our son loves attending.
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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both children have been coming to Busy Bees from 18 months old and absolutely love it. I have never had tears or problems dropping them off. They love all the staff.
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Review from Amy C (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has settled really well into Busy Bees, Maidstone Hospital and he's made lovely relationships with staff members.
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Review from Jennie H (Mother of Child) published on 10 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A lovely preschool space. Many activities support transition to school.
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Review from Karen S (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son really enjoys his time at nursery. His development has come on leaps and bounds and is definitely attributed to his days learning and playing at Busy Bees. The staff are friendly and happy to speak about anything, at any time. I highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Nick M (Father of Child) published on 17 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Busy Bees at Maidstone Hospital has been fantastic for our daughter who has many additional needs. After a bad experience with a previous nursery, we moved our daughter here and they have been fantastic in the level of support, care and flexibility in terms of looking after our daughter. I would not
hesitate in recommending this nursery to any other parents as it's a fantastic place, the staff are brilliant with the children.
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Review from Sharon D (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Outside space is great, especially in the summer as the children tend to spend all of their time outside.
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Review from Chloe V (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I would be more than happy to recommend this nursery to fellow Mums and Dad’s. The nursery staff are always friendly and very accommodating. My children always seem happy here. It is not the cheapest choice out there but it is run like a business and when at short notice you require an extra session
they will always help and this is a real positive for me.


The facilities are good and the nursery staff seem to take the time to get to know my children.

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Review from Daniel W (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall the nursery is amazing. All aspects of my children's care and education is dealt for by the staff. Very happy with everything and my children love attending and always enjoy every day they attend.
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Review from Joanna B (Mother of Child) published on 16 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending for nearly 6 months and loves it there. He settled within a few days and the staff were very accommodating with his sleep habits.
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Review from Jennifer R (Mother of Child) published on 16 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Love this nursery. It has been purpose-built to be a nursery so the rooms flow well and are decorated in a lovely stimulating way. The staff are all lovely and all know my son's name. The food is really good as there is an on-site cook. The outside parts are lovely too. Lots of fun activities which
I like seeing photos of on the app.
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Review from Caroline D (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Caring staff, who take time to build a relationship with child and parents. Good facilities for different age groups. Children are encouraged to spend time playing outside whenever possible, not just on sunny days.
Office staff are helpful and make payment using childcare vouchers easy.
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Review from Louisa W (Mother of Child) published on 30 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm so happy I picked this nursery for my baby. It was very apparent straight away that the staff really care about my baby and his welfare. They have really taken the time to figure out what makes him happy etc. It has made my return to work so much better than anticipated as I know my baby is with
people that really care. When I collect him in the evening he's still giving big smiles to his key worker. I've met various staff there and they're all so lovely and caring.
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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has been very accommodating for my son's emotional welfare during the transition between classes of piglets into rabbits. They have helped give advice from weaning off milk onto water. My son loves spending time outside in the garden. They nursery have been brilliant with my hospital shift
patterns and also adding an extra session when needed for special circumstances.
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Review from C P (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A friendly, relaxed environment with caring and loving staff. Very helpful.
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Review from Bim O (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My daughter is really happy and looks forward to going to nursery.
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Review from L O (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Gardens are looking tired and worn out not really any outside resources or toys to use. Food seems to always be the same and my daughter doesn't really eat it so having to feed at home. Not great artwork sent home due to not having resources. Other nurseries seem to be a lot cheaper but due to where
I work (in nursery) not really got any other choice. Increase of £1.70 for half a day is a bit of a joke too.
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Emma Archer

Job Title: Centre Director Joined: 2013

Hello, I am Emma and am the Centre Director for Maidstone Hospital. 


I have been working at Busy Bees since May 2013 and have supported a number of settings. I was the Centre Director at Brompton until August 2021 when we achieved an 'Outstanding' Judgement with Ofsted in January 2019. 


I have moved across to Maidstone Hospital to embark on a new venture which I am very excited about. 


I have a level 4 in childcare and management and have been in a managerial role across other settings since March 2004. I am dedicated, hardworking and very passionate about what I do and love sharing that vision in the setting with the team to ensure the little people we care about and nurture every day are getting the absolute best they deserve. 


I have a beautiful daughter who is growing up too fast but makes me proud every day how she copes with her type 1 Diabetes since being diagnosed at the age of 5. It just goes to show the strength and determination these little people have, developing into their own characters which I am proud to be a part of. 

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